This is a new one for me !
Published on June 6, 2025
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This is a new term for me, but I'm hugely guilty of this thing - apparently referred to as Context Switching. Anyone heard this term before?
Context switching—shifting focus from one task to another—might seem harmless, but research says otherwise. It’s NOT multitasking, and it comes at a huge cost. I’ve felt the impact of this productivity killer firsthand:
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- It destroys efficiency.
- It stifles growth.
- It steals time!
A study from Carnegie Mellon University found that adding just ONE more project to your plate can drop your productive time by 20%. Add another project? That’s 40%. Another? 60%. The more we juggle, the less we actually accomplish. Time is the one resource we can’t get back, yet we waste so much of it by constantly switching gears.
To beat context switching, you don’t need a complicated system—you need a simple, actionable daily plan.
I personally do find that when I have a daily To-Do list created ahead of time for what I plan to work on that day - I get more done with less self-imposed distractions.
What about you? Do you have some sort of daily plan for what you're going to work on?
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