A notification is a quick glance in the corner of the screen, a tap on the shoulder is turning around to look at and focus on the person talking to you.
The latter is a full context switch to me. It will often leave me having to try to remind myself what I was just thinking and having to rebuild that thought.
The latter is a full context switch to me. It will often leave me having to try to remind myself what I was just thinking and having to rebuild that thought.