How do you handle task-switching when waiting on others or AI to work — do you work on a second task or force yourself to stay focused in one context?

What I did:

Deployed a web application to hosting and updated legal documentation (privacy policy and service agreement).

Constraint:

Tried to juggle too many tasks at once, which slowed me down instead of making me more efficient.

Context:

Working on both coding and business tasks. Added tasks/problems kept piling on, and I kept task-switching instead of focusing on one thing to completion.

What I tried:

Used AI tools across multiple browser tabs to problem-solve on the fly and learn as I went, but this led to more problems. Should have planned everything upfront before executing.

Current hypothesis:

Limit open tabs to only what's needed. Plan before building. Implementing a 1 major + 1 minor task system so I can switch to a small task when waiting on AI or other dependencies.

What I learned:

Doing more is actually doing less. My mind can only do quality work on limited things at a time. I need to focus on one task until completion.

Next action:

Tomorrow 7pm-11pm: create single-task protocol (1 major + 1 minor task system), 30 min planning + 2 1/2 execution + 1 hr review.

Ask the room:

How do you handle task-switching when waiting on others or AI to work - do you work on a second task or force yourself to stay focused in one context?

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