Even though I was the spouse stuck working in this “dead week” of the year, my wife still worked harder. As we remember whenever our two little boys are home for longer than a weekend, parenting is a real and really exhausting job. We long ago realized that looking after kids and conducting any kind … Continue reading On who is more exhausted
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What if context switching is part of my job?
One of the most powerful shortcuts to greater work productivity is simple: avoid context switching. Related to multitasking—the fool's errand of attempting to do two (or more!) things at once—context switching is switching different work contexts: screen and paper, Outlook and Teams, Word and Excel, etc. The problem with context switching? "Attention residue." Every time … Continue reading What if context switching is part of my job?
Taylor Coe 