I spent time on this one because context switching was already my baseline before Claude Code because of the nature of my job;
what's worked best: I force myself to ask why I'm launching things in parallel. Is it a real deadline? Back-to-back calls? Or am I just trying to feel more productive? If it's the last one, it's probably not worth it. Very few people actually multitask well. Write the task somewhere ( or have a todo skill that does it for you)
The other piece I picked up from someone writing about this: treat your head like RAM. When you can't avoid a switch, clear it before moving on. Write the note, close the loop, get it out of your head. The lingering open tabs in our heads are the heaviest load, not the switch itself.
The other piece I picked up from someone writing about this: treat your head like RAM. When you can't avoid a switch, clear it before moving on. Write the note, close the loop, get it out of your head. The lingering open tabs in our heads are the heaviest load, not the switch itself.