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It Figures

by Josh Sens

MULTI-TASKING

21% That’s the number of workers who admitted they’re apt to daydream about their next vacation during business presentations, according to an online poll by www.dilbert.com. Another 40 percent are slightly more productive, saying they focus on the game they’re playing while pretending to take notes, while 29 percent think about job hunting. —


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