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Why Mission Control Isn't Enough for Serious Multitasking
Alex Morgan
Productivity expert and software developer. Alex has been optimizing workflows for over a decade.
6 min read
Mission Control is fine—until you're juggling more than a few windows.
It spreads everything out visually, which looks good... but doesn't scale.
Where It Fails
- You still need the mouse
- You have to visually scan
- You can't quickly jump between specific VSCode projects or terminal sessions
Enter Assignee
- Press Ctrl + Tab, then a key (or combo)
- Jump directly to the right app or window
- No scan, no Enter, no click
Final Thought
Mission Control is like a whiteboard of windows. Assignee is like teleporting between tools. If you multitask seriously, speed matters more than visuals.
