COGNITIVE-LOAD-MANAGEMENT4 MIN READ
Sort work by state, not anxiety
Categorize work by workflow state to reduce hidden WIP and status-checking load.
Place each work item into the state that should drive attention right now. State visibility reduces hidden WIP. Active is for work you are truly moving now. Ready Active Waiting or blocked Done Draft renewal risk paragraph currently open in the doc Competitor scan scoped but not started until tomorrow Legal approval requested and no response yet Customer deck sent to the VP yesterday Data access missing before analysis can continue Agenda outline selected for Friday review Bug triage notes being summarized now Vendor checklist completed and archived
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