Smarter People Are Usually More Distracted At Work According To Science

PSA: People who are distracted at work are apparently smarter than their focused coworkers. You know all of those Buzzfeed quizzes that you took to discover which type of bread you are or when you were going to get married? Turns out that doing this means that you are smarter. 

According to a study called "Think Better" by 360 Magazine, smarter people have a harder time prioritizing all of the thoughts in their brain. This means that they will typically have more tabs open and check their email more frequently. People who are distracted at work see most of their ideas as equal, thus making it hard to complete tasks in a specific order. 

As a result, these types of workers will work a little bit on a lot of different tasks. They will also be more responsive to an incoming text or Facebook message - because that "ping" automatically distracts them and places itself at the forefront of their brains, making it of the utmost importance. 

If you are anything like me, this makes me a little smug. I am the queen of procrastination and will watch ridiculous dog videos for hours on end only to realize that I have accomplished nothing. Thank the lord for this study. My self confidence when it comes to work has returned in full force!

That being said, the study does not say that these people who are distracted at work are more productive. In fact, as expected, it takes them about twenty three minutes longer to return to the task at hand. With so many distractions, that is a serious lack of focus. However, I am not worried because companies develop and with a plethora of start-ups taking the business world by storm, I am sure someone will come up with an expert way to ameliorate this issue... right?

For now, that is only a dream. If you are someone who is easily distracted at work, do what makes you your most productive. If that means taking a Buzzfeed quiz every hour, do it. There is nothing worse than getting burnt out before lunch and being completely useless for the rest of the day. Take pride in the fact that you are apparently smarter than your coworkers, but you should probably keep your procrastination secrets to yourself just in case you run into a tattler, or your boss.