The way that I use workspaces might be helpful in explaining their usefulness. I dedicated one workspace to each application and run that application maximized in the workspace. So: email, slack, calendar, browser, vscode, terminal, each in their own workspace. I will actively reorder the workspaces depending on where my focus is at the moment. For example, when programming I make the terminal, browser, and editor workspaces adjacent. However, when dealing with management situations, I’ll bring slack, calendar, email, and the browser together.

Full screen applications, adjacent workspaces, and a simple left or right swipe to switch workspace allows me to find relevant apps using our fast spatial reasoning wetware and avoids the problem of having to context switch into a hunt for the right window mode.