Productivity -- Or what a butterfly looks like

We have a concept in our house of something we call the butterfly effect. Our butterfly effect has nothing to do with Ashton Kutcher or chaos theory; although, it does cause a fair amount of chaos. It's the effect that can be seen when you interrupt someone, point off to the side, and say, “Ooh, butterfly.” When the person turns back to you, they've totally forgotten what they were about to say or do. That's the effect interruptions have on people. When they go back to what they were doing, they have to take the time to remember where they were in their thoughts and actions at that moment before the interruption. Each interruption magnifies this effect because it raises the risk that something will be missed or forgotten for good.