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"I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now. I need to concentrate on ___. Let's go for a beer later."
There's no way around it. Just make sure telling you want to hear it, just not now
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My method : headset + music.
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Don't even need the actual music, just bang some headphones on and let the assumptions you are listening to music have their way.
Perhaps just nod a little every now an then to eliminate any creeping doubts.
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I though I was the only one to do that...
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This is my preferred route so far 
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Just pretend to zone out when they speak, like you are really focusing then say "huh... oh, sorry I was just lost in this work, what were you saying?"
A few variations of that and they will eventually get the hint.
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Doesn't work. I use that all the time, but my coworkers continue to talk to me all the same
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Last resort: become the office ****
Start by eating everyone's lunch, and make sure they know it was you, but can't prove it.
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What used to really get to me is people who would come in - often through a deliberately closed office door - and just start talking to me, even if I was already on the phone or talking to someone else! Even telling them to "f. off" has no effect!
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I've tried this too, and it does seem quite effective
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Try the truth: "I'm very busy right now. Can we talk later?"
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Now that could come in very handy 
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Works for me so far, though you have to remember to put it down somewhen so the guys don't start ignoring it.
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Yes, when I was an employee of GE, they had given all the employees a big placard to hang at the desk, having the words "Imagination at Work" which was another way of telling that "I am thinking and working; leave me alone".
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I worked at a place that would legit have "Do not disturb" hours for the staff. They were having issues with too many interruptions that were actually work related. So for a couple of distributed hours sets of people would have a sign up. It was to help people collect a list of questions before interrupting their supervisors instead of interrupting them every time they hit a question. Seemed to help.
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No idea... I wouldn't bother being polite.
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Exactly.
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Don't take your eyes off of your monitor, keep typing, but start leaning towards the other guy as if you were about to turn your head to face him, but don't do it just yet--clearly acknowledging his presence, but making it obvious you're trying to complete this one last thing before facing him.
Then in one brisk move, bring your full attention back to your monitor as if you've just spotted an error that needs an immediate correction. Start over again. Do it a couple of times. Exaggerate it all like one of those extended Family Guy skits that takes forever to go anywhere.
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Beat me to it and with much more flair and visual cues! Nice! 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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If you are busy and it's nothing important, get into the habit of not acknowledging them immediately...maybe at least a 10 second pause before looking up, or finishing that line of code. Also, continuing to type while they talk can also get the point across. One trick I've not been able to master though is typing and talking at the same time.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Dominic Burford wrote: What's a polite way of telling them that I'm actually busy.
Two words: starts with a capital F and ends in a lower case f, and has 7 letters total.
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Fell off ? You ... push them ?
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Paste this[^] on his monitor
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Chris Maunder
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