My wife and I both work from home and we're constantly interrupting each other for 'quick questions' and we've talked about boundaries but we keep breaking them because everything feels urgent and neither of us knows how to actually protect focus time without seeming selfish.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing space are struggling to honor each other's need for deep focus while managing the genuine interdependence of their lives.
“Where Are You with Attention as scarce resource?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.