Ever wonder why bouncing between tasks turns your brain into glitchy oatmeal? Switch cost is real, and deep work might be your escape hatch from the frenzy.
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🟢 Is your brain alt-tabbing itself into oatmeal?
Ever wonder why your brain feels like it’s running a glitchy game demo after bouncing between emails, calls, and that one half-done project? I’ve been there, task switching turned my head into mental oatmeal, amped stress, and stole my focus. Not because I’m “broken,” but because brains pay a steep *switch cost*.
🟢 The “switch cost” is real, and it’s kind of rude
Every time we flip tasks, *attention residue* sticks around like a lag spike from the last screen. Your brain has to re-aim the focus cannon, and memory takes a hit. Research backs it, heavy multitaskers can get more distractible than a kitten in a laser show.
🟢 What if you tried fewer respawns?
What if we ditched the frenzy for *deep work* instead? That’s my jam lately, longer stretches of flow where your brain’s focus chemicals actually get to do their job. Here in the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico, we make it easy to go solo or be social, with high-speed WiFi, a big kitchen, and recovery toys like hot tub and cold plunge, plus trails outside. I batch similar tasks during peak energy windows, toss in Pomodoro breaks, and notice anxiety easing while decisions sharpen.
I wonder, what games are you playing with your attention? What would happen if you experimented with focus blocks instead of constant respawns?
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