My biggest annoyance with AI chatbots is when you hit “Enter” to start a new line and accidentally send a half-finished message.

Hit a cool new milestone: our first customer found us through ChatGPT!

I had the privilege of speaking with Nir Eyal, author of the bestseller “Indistractable”, whose Spanish translation has just been published. What began as an interview became a deep exploration of the nature of our distractions and the path toward a more intentional life.

In a month you’ll be able to listen to the conversation on the KENSO Effectiveness podcast.

📸 Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido

Purple flowers and lush greenery dot a mountainous landscape under a partly cloudy sky. A waterfall cascades through rocky cliffs surrounded by lush green vegetation and mountains in the background.

Work-related interruptions help you stay more engaged during your workday

Research shows that not all interruptions during your work have the same effect. There is an important difference between work-related and non-work-related interruptions.

Work-related interruptions (such as your manager stopping by to ask about a task, or a colleague messaging you about a project you’re working on together) actually have a positive effect on how engaged you feel during your workday. This goes against the common belief that all interruptions are bad for your productivity. Work-related interruptions don’t break your concentration; instead, they help you stay more connected to your work and colleagues.

Non-work-related interruptions (just chatting about the weather, sports, or what you’re going to eat tonight) do have the negative effect you might expect: they make you less engaged and disrupt your work rhythm so much that it really gets in the way of your work.

Bonus podcast episodes use the number of the main episode

When you create a podcast and want to publish extra content related to a specific episode, this bonus content receives the same episode number as the original episode. This means that both episodes, the main episode and the bonus episode, are published under the same number in your podcast feed.