Team Cognitive Health playbook/Module 4 · Focus & deep work

Day 40 / 100 · Focus & deep work · Focus agreements

Agree when to focus, and how to break it.

A focus agreement is a one-page team pact. It pulls together the whole module, and it rolls into the team operating manual on Day 91.

Focus time

When

  • Shared focus blocks (Day 33)
  • Meeting-free zones (Day 36)

What's urgent

The Escape Hatch

  • What counts as urgent
  • How to reach someone mid-focus

Response windows

How Fast

  • Chat, email, reviews (Day 35)
  • Silence doesn't mean ignored

Chat & alerts

How

  • Mention and channel rules (Day 37)
  • Notification defaults (Day 34)

Agree when to focus, and how to break it.