WHY DO I FIND IT SO DIFFICULT TO SWITCH BETWEEN TASKS?

First, the good news is you’re not alone – most people are terrible at task switching. Secondly (and in even more good news), psychologists have been studying it for decades to figure out why.

- LORI COHEN

In an ideal world, we’d focus on one task at a time – get it finished and, only then, move onto something else. Real life is rarely so convenient, however. It’s all too common for you to be making great progress on one thing, when… BAM! You suddenly need to deal with something else. If you’re working from home, there might be even more tasks to switch between, from signing for deliveries to emptying the dishwasher.