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Energy boundaries
practices that protect high-value cognitive work from being drained by low-value obligations by recognizing differential energy costs of activities
Why This Is a Definition
This definition identifies energy boundaries as specific practices (genus) that operate through a clear mechanism of protecting cognitive work from depletion (differentia). It distinguishes them from general time management by focusing on the specific resource - cognitive energy with differential costs - making it precise enough to distinguish from other boundary concepts.