... and simple steps to help!You could argue positive results of context switching, especially if your brain naturally tends to jump steps in a process….. Hello gifted brains! But for the most part, multitasking has more negative results than positive because you’re not fully focused on the task at hand. This means one task never gets the full creation process… just parts of it. Like only getting part of your amazon order and having to wait days for the rest.

This mental effort can cost up to 40% of total productive time. This leaves only 60% or less for actually completing tasks. In terms of learning and developing, this means our students are wasting valuable brain energy just trying to understand what they are doing and how it should be done.

So, what do we do?

First, identify sources of context switching.Common sources include notifications, multiple open tabs or  windows on a computer, or even being required to multitask. But, this doesn’t just apply to technology. This can include hands-on tasks or activities.

Listen to Amy Porterfiled’s full podcast episode: Link to amy porterfield podcast

You can learn more about context switching at: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/context-switching

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