How would you react to this...?

How silly I was. If this is important work you should put yourself in a situation so this will not happen. If you are in a public place you might as well forget it. If you are at home you should have communicated what your need was.

Ah, I myself am in college and often find myself in situations where I am trying to work and need to concentrate. A few things that I do to avoid being disturbed are letting the people around me, if I am at home, know that I am busy and trying to accomplish something important. Another thing is to close the door to the room you are in, or to wear headphones so therea re no noises to distract you. Now on to your question. How would I react if I was disturbed and lost the hard work I'd been doing? I would be upset. I would try to be calm with the person because, if they were not aware, then it is not entirely fair to be angry with them. At the same time though I would be very frustrated and explain this so the other person would be aware not to bother me again. On the bright side, since I'm a bit clutsy and end up deleting my own work all the time by accident anyway, it's always faster the second time around since you know what you're saying.

I know that it would really annoy and aggravate me. If someone disturbs me while I am in deep concentration I don't like it at all. But nevertheless I would try to tell the person I am sorry but I am concentrating. When you think about it somebody should already see that you look focused upon something and should know better than to approach you or nudge you.