[tomcam]

I'm sincerely sorry if this answer doesn't help and it's not meant to be arch or sarcastic. But I have found that the more I like the work I am doing, the less interruptions bother me. I am fortunate to work from home, but it means many more such incidents than an office job.

Obviously I would like to be left alone while working, but I have handicapped and mentally ill people to care for my life is acutely interrupt-driven. My work is immensely enjoyable so I can recover pretty fast most of the time.

In the days I did work in an office, I found that I got an enormous amount of work done on evenings, weekends, or very early mornings. This required having a spouse who understood that work was important because it supported both of us.

[thobiasse]

No offense taken! Thanks for your input. My question was not related solely to my work, in fact I enjoy my work quite a lot.

It is more that in my life (and I assume almost everybody's) I have to multitask. Chores, Family, Friends, Work, Personal projects... I don't like to let stuff in an unfinished state because it tends to pile up afterwards AND it stays in my mind as long as I'm not happy with it

[rightbyte]

Maybe you enjoy work that does not require long interruption free thinking and concentration?

[tomcam]

Quite the opposite. I love that kind of work more than any other. I just have to reach for less than ideal times to do it. Taught myself many musical instruments in the wee hours after family and other troubled people were in bed.