Ask HN: Does anyone else find switching between tasks draining?

My job involves a lot of testing. There’s a lot of database copying so those tests can range anywhere between a 5 to 120 minutes.

The only way for me to be productive at this job is to work in something else while this is going on. I find this absolutely draining. Having to switch development environments, switch my mind, I lose so much momentum. Not to mention the pending task can fail anywhere in between so there’s no knowing when to alternate back.

Does anyone else have a role like this? I take at least 3 walking breaks a workday.