Fitopoly
Less Context Switching, More Momentum? My First Project Sprint
A week focused mostly on Fitopoly, six apps competing for attention, and a four-day/three-day experiment to keep the other projects moving.
Last week, I tried giving one project almost all of my attention. Now I’m wondering what happens to the other five.
I usually work on several apps at the same time, moving between projects from one day to the next. Last week, I tried a Project Sprint: for the whole week, I worked mostly on Fitopoly. One project stayed at the centre of the week instead of a different one taking its place each day.
The timing feels relevant. In a September 29 article about AI workflows, Sauce Labs reported that context switching topped a poll of its webinar attendees about workflow friction. That’s an audience poll, not proof that my schedule will work, but it names the problem I’m trying to solve: repeatedly rebuilding the context of whatever I’m working on.
A week with one main project gives me room to stay with it. But I’m not sure this is the right rhythm. I’m working on six different apps. If each gets a full week in rotation, the next Fitopoly sprint would be six weeks from now. That’s a long time to leave a project waiting for my attention.
Maybe my previous schedule was better at keeping everything moving. Switching projects has a cost, but so does letting priorities sit. I don’t yet know whether a deeper stretch of work on one app makes up for the longer gaps between visits to the others.
This week, I’m trying a compromise: a four-day Sprint focused on one project, followed by three days devoted to the high priorities from each of the other five. Those three days are a shared window for what needs attention across the portfolio; they aren’t a full day for every app.
I want enough continuity to get into the work, with enough flexibility that the other projects don’t have to wait weeks for something important. For now, this is an experiment. I’m curious whether I’ll end the week with clearer progress or simply a different kind of juggling.
If you’re a solopreneur working on multiple projects, how do you manage your time and priorities? Do you rotate by day, protect longer sprints, or let the most urgent work decide? I’d love to know how you keep several projects moving without spending the whole week switching between them.