Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 3 · Cognitive offloading

Day 26 / 100 · Cognitive offloading · Keeping core skills sharp

Know your core.

Every team has a handful of skills it can't afford to lose, tools or no tools. Name them, practise them, and spread them.

Name them

Step 1

  • List 5–8 skills the team must own
  • e.g. debugging, SQL, reading code

Practise them

Step 2

  • Regular reps, not occasional heroics
  • See Day 27: AI-free reps

Spread them

Step 3

  • No skill held by one person
  • Pair across experience levels

Check them

Step 4

  • Self-rate confidence each quarter
  • Watch for skills trending down

Name the skills you must keep. Then practise them.