The paradox of interruptions

Have you ever had your goals, plans, career, relationship, business interrupted? When you hear the word interruption, what comes to mind? What emotions does it evoke? Depending on your perspective, do you see interruptions as positive or negative? The Merriam Webster Dictionary defined interruption as a stoppage or hindering of an activity for a time; a break in the continuity of something; something that causes a stoppage or break in the continuity of something. Interruptions create a gap in what we want to do, achieve or undertake. Interruptions have received a negative rap because we have always seen interruptions as disruptive, negative, and not a good thing. Research has shown that interruptions can actually be beneficial to us in various ways. Interruptions help us to pause and think about what we need to start doing, stop doing, or continue doing to achieve our goals. The next time you get interrupted, don’t just quickly discount it but rather think through how best you can use that interruption. No matter the level and size of the disruption, use it instead of allowing it to use you and disorient you completely.