Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 3 · Cognitive offloading

Day 27 / 100 · Cognitive offloading · AI-free reps

Practise without the net.

Athletes train without the aids they compete with. Short, deliberate reps without AI keep the underlying skill alive.

What

Small & Deliberate

  • A bug, a query, a design sketch
  • Real work, sized to 30–45 min
  • Targets a core skill (Day 26)

When

Low Stakes

  • Never on a deadline
  • Regular, like a fortnightly slot
  • Opt-in, not enforced

How

Try First, Then Compare

  • Solve it yourself first
  • Then ask the AI
  • Compare: what did it see that you missed?

Try first. Then compare.