Easily distracted at work? Welcome to the whizzkidclub

If anyone at our editorial office has the concentration of a goldfish, it's me. (Speaking of goldfish: did you know that we share fifty percent of our DNA with bananas and sixty percent with goldfish? Just so you know.) Even with headphones on, the volume in red, and a laptop in front of me, I still manage to get distracted by someone treating themselves to a cup of coffee in the kitchen. A bad trait that no one would be jealous of, you might think. But guess what? I came across a funny study that makes that poor concentration sound not so bad after all.

A scientific study shows that someone who repeatedly struggles to concentrate on one task is actually more intelligent than their colleagues. The reason for this is that intelligent people constantly have new ideas, making it harder to concentrate. For example, the company Steelcase surveyed 10,000 employees in 17 different countries and found that the majority found it difficult to concentrate at the office. The whizzkids among the employees indicated that they get distracted every three minutes. Furthermore, this study revealed that the average employee checks their email every two minutes and has eight programs open on their computer at the same time.

And now I don't necessarily want to call myself more intelligent than anyone else (although I also talk to my pet), ahem, but you know what they say: ‘science never lies’... Anyone want another cup of coffee? Oh, and by the way, did you go to the hairdresser? Fresh highlights? And did anyone else just hear a car alarm go off? And... Okay, I'm going to get back to work now. HA-HA.

Source: Marie Claire