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The Toll Between Tasks

Don Eash
Jun 30
1 min read

Updated: Oct 8


A manageable-looking calendar can still leave you empty and unproductive — because the real cost lives in the transitions between tasks, and nobody schedules those.


The 23-minute refocus number everyone quotes is a neurotypical average; for many neurodivergent professionals the toll runs higher, because the mental models are bigger and the rebuild is most of the cost.


This week’s mini covers the ramp-up tax and three ways to budget for it.




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