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Switch Without Dragging the Old Task
Use a clean transition routine when switching from one demanding task to another.
Hard switch Theo has to leave a hiring scorecard and begin a data-quality investigation with no long break between them. Both tasks demand working memory, so residue from the first can damage the second. Clean switch Close -> clear -> load The goal is not to empty the mind by force. The goal is to give the old task a trusted place to wait and the new task a clean starting cue. Tab-hop Leave old cues open and hope focus follows. The second task receives attention instead of leftovers. Residue falls when the old task has a next step and…
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