Sophie Leroy

Media Coverage

INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS

Talkshow: The David Pakman Show, June 2019
There’s No Such Thing as Multitasking

Podcast: Network for Business Sustainability (Canada), September 2018
Prepare Employees for an Uncertain Future

Podcast/audio interview: Quartz, Fall 2018
The productivity paradox

Radio interview: CBC/Radio-Canada, February 25, 2018
Distracted by interruptions? Science offers tips for focusing

Audio interview: KOMO News, Seattle, February 22, 2018
A simple way to deal with life’s constant interruptions

TV interview: King 5, Seattle, February 12, 2018
Stay on task with a plan for productivity

TV interview: Kare 11, Minneapolis, March 2, 2016
Multitasking may be doing a number on our brains

PRESS AND MEDIA FEATURES (SELECTED)

• HRM, November 10, 2020
  How to combat attention residue
• BBC, Jan 31 2020
  How to reduce ‘attention residue’ in your life
• New York Times, March 26, 2019
  Stop Letting Modern Distractions Steal Your Attention
• Thrive Global, April 5, 2019
  Attention Management: How Prioritization and Mindfulness Lead to Productivity
• NBC News, February 21, 2018
  A better way to deal with those constant interruptions
• TIME Magazine, June 14, 2017
  You Asked: How Can I Use More of My Brain?
• strategy+business, October 17, 2016
  Management Is All in the Timing
• BBC News, February 19, 2016
  Why your brain likes it when you multi-task
• Harvard Business Review, February 18, 2016
  A Modest Proposal: Eliminate Email
• Business Insider, February 6, 2016
  Your computer could be destroying your productivity — here’s how to stop it
• Psychology Today, February 6, 2016
  This Is How You Can Finally Get Something Done
• Business Insider, February 4, 2016
  Here’s why it’s so hard to get your work done — and how to fix it
• HuffPost Business/The Huffington Post, February 1, 2016
  How to Clear Your Computer of Focus-Draining Distraction
• TIME Magazine, January 29, 2016
  How to Clear Your Computer of Endless Distractions
• The Sydney Morning Herald, January 27, 2016
  Attention residue: Why focusing on multiple tasks can kill your work performance
• The Economist, January 23, 2016
  The collaboration curse
• TIME Magazine, January 21, 2016
  Focus Is the New IQ
• New York Magazine, January 21, 2016
  Something Called ‘Attention Residue’ Is Ruining Your Concentration
• Business Insider, November 27, 2015
  15 healthy habits that help you stay focused, according to scientists
• World Economic Forum, November 10, 2015
  15 ways to stay focused all day
• Research Digest, July 29, 2009
  The surprising benefits of time pressure at work