Honestly how many of us have accidentally brought toddler strategies into a meeting only to have it backfire spectacularly? I tried that whole 'count to ten' calm pause during a budget debate last week and my project manager just thought I was buffering and started explaining the spreadsheet again from the top. Maybe the real lesson is that if you treat coworkers like toddlers, they will indeed act like them, but you'll be the one put in time-out by HR.

Seriously, my phone's "focus mode" notifications are more distracting than the distractions they're supposed to block. It's like a treadmill that occasionally throws you off just to keep things interesting.