10.26165/JUELICH-DATA/COPLGJ Üsten, EzelSieben, Anna Jülich DATA 2024 The goal proximity concept suggests that individuals value their goals more as they approach completion, making interruptions more disruptive and annoying. A study with 61 participants explored early and late interruptions during a computer game task, finding that interruptions closer to goal completion evoked distinct psychological and physiological responses. Participants were briefed about a game, interrupted either early or late, and asked to complete questionnaires focusing on their interruption experience rather than gameplay.