Every tool should take load off.
Tools can protect attention, or quietly eat it. Before adding one, ask a single question: will this reduce the team's cognitive load, or add to it?
Protect attention
Guard The Focus
- Focus modes and status
- Scheduled send
- Notification controls (Day 34)
Reduce load
Offload Wisely
- Automation and runbooks
- AI for drafts and summaries, with norms (Day 29)
- Fast builds (Day 39)
Support thinking
Make Reasoning Visible
- Decision records (Day 73)
- Shared docs over DMs
- One searchable home (Day 68)
Every tool should take load off, not add it.