Context Switching Isn’t Slowing Work—It’s Downgrading Thinking Teams don’t lose speed immediately—they lose clarity, sequencing, and depth. Interruptions don’t just take time—they reset thinking patterns. The danger is not delay—it’s degraded judgment.

Most high performers think that productivity is personal. If they are focused, they produce more. If they are distracted, they produce less. That perspective seems obvious. But it is misleading. Productivity is not just about the person. It is about