whenever i have to think hard about stuff like maths, i become

Meditate, fampai

Your brain doesn't switch modes or significantly curb processes for something else. This is all in your head and will end when you stop believing that bullshit

>>16862784
I don't think it has to do with switching modes of thought necessarily, but more like not having enough ''space'' for both social skills and logical reasoning.
I have had both periods in my life where was the one with the highest grades in class and an isolated autist, and periods where i was very outgoing but had to take special needs classes

I experience something like this. It's like I lose 50 IQ points the moment someone starts talking to me, and it takes a while (not days though) of quiet and solitude to get them back.
It's nigh-impossible to focus on work (programming) when there's someone else in the room, even when we only exchange a few words every hour.

>>16862846
talking actually helps me write code with fewer bugs
Git gud senpai