Context Switching

Discomfort from context switching can be a growth marker rather than a warning sign. Constant context switching can create a mental deadlock with no completed work. The deadlock pattern involves starting tasks, being interrupted, and ending the day without completing anything. A CTO should reframe changing contexts as different missions requiring different modes. Burnout-related deadlock may continue silently until motivation collapses. CTO-level work involves simultaneous management of strategy, people issues, and operational emergencies.