#### [[Context Switching is painful for ADHD brains]] --- Context switching involves being focused on *Task A* and then through potentially external forces being required to switch and focus on *Task B*. The context is everything that goes around the work, to use programming as an example; - Context switching might be like holding all the abstractions and ideas related to a bug that you're trying to fix in your head. - You have everything lined up in your head and you about ready to execute a potential fix, you have all your tools, terminals, code editors open. - Then suddenly **you have to drop everything to go to a meeting**. The meeting requires you to let go of everything you were holding in your head, close your applications, open your note taking software, move to a state of mind to communicate with others and requires an entirely different approach, skill set, and tools. This friction of switching between intensive tasks is almost physically painful for [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] brains. Personally i feel an almost irrational anger when i'm forced to move away from a task i'm hyper focused on^[[[ADHD hyperfocus is a double edged sword of both deep work and avoidance]]] and often will forgo even undertaking a seemingly large task^[[[With poor executive function even activities you would like to do become difficult to approach]]] because of the knowledge that *"That meeting in 2 hours will make me context switch so i better just wait until after the meeting"* and then after the meeting you're out of your peak focus time and cant really get back into the groove and instead have really lost out on how much time you had in the day because of mandatory context switching. This is when something like [[Asynchronous Communication]] would be beneficial because then you can context switch when it is most convenient for you and allows you to capitalize on your moments of peak focus and productivity. --- Tags: [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] - [[Work]] - [[Mettings]] - [[Focus]] - [[Productivity]] - [[Communication]] Reference: Related: - [[ADHD scatter focus coupled with context switch friction make it difficult for ADHD brains to transition away from roadblocked tasks to continue being productive]] - [[Deep Work]]