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Task Switching Penalty
Task switching penalty is the time and error cost of jumping between unlike tasks—can exceed 20 minutes to refocus on deep work. Group similar work and use visible queues.
Task switching penalty is the time and error cost of jumping between unlike tasks—can exceed 20 minutes to refocus on deep work. Group similar work and use visible queues.
Music and open tabs are hidden switches too.
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