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Tab Fatigue Is Real: How to Escape It With Smarter Switching
Alex Morgan
Productivity expert and software developer. Alex has been optimizing workflows for over a decade.
6 min read
Too many apps. Too many tabs. Too much cycling.
Symptoms of Tab Fatigue:
- ⌘ + Tab, ⌘ + Tab, ⌘ + Tab again…
- You forgot where that window was
- Your brain keeps pausing
Assignee Fixes This
- Map workspaces to shortcuts
- Ctrl + Tab, D → Docs
- Ctrl + Tab, N → Notion
- Ctrl + Tab, 3 → Project window
No guessing. No cycling.
Final Thought
You don’t need fewer tabs—you need faster switching. That’s the real cure.