{"id":7940,"date":"2024-02-01T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:23:01","slug":"context-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/context-switching","title":{"rendered":"What context switching is and how it&#8217;s messing up your workday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Do you ever find yourself jumping from one task to another, only to realize you&#8217;ve spent the entire day without completing anything substantial? If so, you might be falling victim to the productivity thief known as context switching. 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