People get annoyed when they're interrupted because their brain is trying to do one thing, and suddenly it has to switch to another. Imagine you're building a tower with your blocks, and someone says, 'Hey! What's your favorite color?' Your tower might fall, that’s like what happens in your brain.
Examples
- You're halfway through your favorite video game when your brother asks you a question.
- Your teacher starts explaining math just as you finish solving a problem on your paper.
- You’re in the middle of telling a story, and someone says, 'Wait, what did I say earlier?'
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See also
- What Causes the ‘Boring’ Feeling in Long Meetings?
- How Do People Remember Dreams So Clearly?
- How Do People Learn New Languages?
- How Do Dreams Help Us Learn?
- How Do We Choose Between Two Options?
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