How often have you gotten into the habit of doing one thing, then realized you've gotten off-track and have to start over? If so, it may be due to the switch-cost effect. This is a cognitive phenomenon that occurs when people are interrupted while they are performing a task, and then must switch to another task. It typically results in worse performance…
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