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Context-switching and multi-tasking hurts with that.
That’s why I am experimenting with apps to decrease social media usage and notification management dramatically.
Micro-decisions are used by the social media sector in the economy to capture folks who have attention and focus difficulties, such as ADHD folks.
Every micro-decision pulls you further away from your task, eventually breaking momentum.
It’s very hard because attention requires momentum for a lot of people.
I have lately been trying to lower how many tabs I open through other methods as well.
Also, note: it doesn’t matter if “you” aren’t distracted by the tabs and other visual or audio clutter; your mind will be subsconsciously get distracted anyway, if you catch my drift.
It’s not just what you notice, it’s what your mind notices.