I usually refer to this effect by noting that “context switching is expensive.” I got it from CPU scheduling but it’s also famously true of light bulbs: turning it off and then on again costs more energy than leaving it on for a short time.
Joel Spolsky has a great article on this:Human Task Switches Considered Harmful
Oh, spiffy. Maybe that’s where the person I got the habit from heard it (although it doesn’t really seem like his style). Thanks. :)
Joel Spolsky has a great article on this:
Human Task Switches Considered Harmful
Oh, spiffy. Maybe that’s where the person I got the habit from heard it (although it doesn’t really seem like his style). Thanks. :)