Notifications are commonly considered a distraction when they arrive during a task, and consequently, prior research has consistently sought effective ways of deferring their arrival until task transitions. However, many smartphone users still interact ...
Notifications on smartphones are ubiquitous; they are providing a broad range of information, from rather technical (e.g. app updates) to interpersonal (e.g. a message from a friend). The disruptive nature poses the challenge of finding opportune ...
Many computer tasks involve looking up information from different sources, and these self-interruptions can be disruptive. In this article, we investigate whether giving people feedback on how long they are away from their task influences their self-...
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