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Shutdown ritual
a brief end-of-day procedure that creates a clean cognitive boundary between work and rest and closes attention residue from unfinished tasks
Why This Is a Definition
This definition names 'shutdown ritual', places it within the genus of end-of-day procedures, and specifies its differentia as creating cognitive boundaries and closing attention residue. It precisely distinguishes this from general ending procedures and provides the specific functional boundary needed for curriculum understanding.