How I reduced context switching on Linux by redesigning my browser workflow
I did not set out to fix my focus. I set out to stop feeling mentally fried at the end of otherwise reasonable workdays. The kind where you technically got things done, but your brain felt like it had been dragged through five different conversations at once, most of them happening inside your browser. What finally clicked was realizing that my operating system was not the main source of context switching anymore. The browser was. Once I treated the browser as a workspace instead of a dumping ground for tabs, context switching dropped sharply without adding tools, rules, or discipline. Context switching was happening inside the browser Why apps were no longer the main problem Screenshot: Roine Bertelson For a long time, I assumed context switching came from jumping between applications: writing app, browser, chat tool, or file manager. That used to be true. It is not anymore. Most of my work now lives in the browser. Writing research, reference material, documentation, CMS interfaces, communication tools, and analytics dashboards. Even when I thought I was …
