There is a negative correlation between performance and the number of switches, which is not suitable for self-imposed work schedules.

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Factors that affect productivity.

Buser, T., & Peter, N. (2012). Multitasking. Experimental Economics : A Journal of the Economic Science Association, 15(4), 641-655.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-012-9318-8

Multitasking

• Work schedules are one of the essential factors affecting productivity

• In comparison to sequential execution, multitasking significantly decreases performance.

• Subjects who could choose the amount and timing of their switches freely did only marginally better than those forced to switch at unanticipated points in time. They perform significantly worse than those working under the exogenously imposed sequential schedule.


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