5 ways to improve focus and reduce the cost of context switching

Rob Archer
April 3, 2025

One of the reasons people feel so exhausted is they’re paying a huge cognitive cost from constant context switching.

Here are 5 ways you can reduce this cost to regain your energy.

Half an hour a day of reduced switching / improved focus is a good start.

But you’ve got to carve it out, defend it, and then DO IT.

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