Have you experienced the struggle of trying to switch your focus on another context (project/client/life area) in the middle of the day and just can't because your mind still thinks about your initial context?
For me, it takes sometimes 5 minutes and sometimes 4 hours or more to be able to focus 100% on the new context.
How do you deal with this Context Switch - Shift of focus?
Do you recommend any tools?
(I am currently trying to build a tool to reduce the switch penalty as I haven't found a solution)
* Keep good notes. Be better prepared to jump back into a different task by knowing exactly where you left off, problem state, and what the next step is.
* Anticipate the switch and plan your day/time to accommodate change. The switch to a different task is the easy part. It is building the necessary focus a given task requires that is hard. Know that and plan accordingly so that stress and interference are lower.
* when it comes to automating this stress away embrace the stress state directly and make notes about it. Use those notes to identify repeated problems and delays. Solve not for the stress but for the repetition.
* I cannot provide guidance for dealing with the emotion or mental stress directly as my situation is a bit more extreme.