Batch Similar Tasks to Save Your Mental Energy
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Every time you switch between different types of work — writing, then emails, then a spreadsheet, then back to writing — your brain pays a hidden tax. It takes real effort to re-orient, and you lose more energy than you realize. Batching means grouping similar tasks together: answer all emails in one block, make all your calls in another, do all your creative work in a single stretch.
It feels less flexible, but it is far more effective. You will finish faster and feel less drained at the end of the day.
The point
Group similar tasks together into blocks — your brain wastes real energy every time it switches gears.
Living experience
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I batch all my calls on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. No more context-switching 10 times a day. My deep work improved dramatically when I stopped letting calls interrupt randomly.