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Attention Residue
Attention residue is leftover cognitive focus on a prior task that hurts performance on the next one. Switching meetings or tabs without closure leaves residue; brief notes and shutdown rituals reduce it.
Attention residue is leftover cognitive focus on a prior task that hurts performance on the next one. Switching meetings or tabs without closure leaves residue; brief notes and shutdown rituals reduce it.
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