Choose the Clean Switch
Select a response to an interruption that protects focus and lowers residue.
Ben has a real interruption inside a deep work block. What should Ben do first to handle the escalation without leaving the architecture review mentally open? Park the architecture review with current state, next question, and return time, then assess the escalation fully. Strong. It reduces residue by closing the loop before switching and avoids pretending divided attention is still focus. Keep the architecture review open and skim the escalation between sections whenever he has a spare minute. Weaker. This creates repeated attention residue and makes both tasks feel active at once. Ignore the director until the focus block ends…
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