Full calendar, constant notifications, busy all day — and somehow the actual work didn't move forward.
Every time you switch between tasks, your brain needs a moment to disengage from the last one and engage with the next. Do that dozens of times a day and those moments add up, even though each one feels small.
Batching similar tasks together, and closing tabs or notifications you're not actively using, cuts down on how often you're forced to switch. Even 20 minutes of uninterrupted time on one thing usually gets more done than an hour of constant switching.
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