Walk the Interruption Triage
Use urgency, switching cost, and closure quality to choose a response to interruptions.
Interruption stack Jules has one focus block and three incoming asks. The goal is to stay responsive without surrendering the block. Unfiltered availability turns every request into a context switch. Decision principle Urgency, switching cost, closure Before you switch, decide whether the interruption deserves the cost and whether the current task has a restart point. answer in arrival order fast but chaotic Fewer accidental switches. The right response is not fastest; it is the response that matches urgency and protects cognitive continuity. 01 Check urgency 02 Price the switch 03 Choose closure First read A teammate writes that a customer…
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