Stage 2 · Lesson 1 of 7
Attention is limited, and switching costs
You cannot really multitask on thinking work. When you switch from an assignment to a message and back, your brain needs time to reload the first task. Researcher Sophie Leroy calls the leftover thinking about the previous task attention residue: part of your mind is still on the message while you try to read.
A single quick check can cost you several minutes of real focus, and dozens of checks a day add up to hours. This is why two hours with your phone nearby can produce less than one hour without it.
Common trapbelieving you are good at multitasking because you feel busy. Busy and focused are different, and switching makes even simple work slower and full of mistakes.
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