The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
Unresolved cognitive commitments — uncaptured thoughts, unfinished tasks, unexternalized plans — consume working memory as persistent background processes until completed or externalized to a trusted system.
For each priority you defer during simplification, assign one of three explicit dispositions: defer to a named date, delegate to a named person, or declare pause with stakeholder notification.
For each identified energy leak, apply exactly one of three strategies within 48 hours: resolve it through action, release it through explicit acknowledgment, or capture it in a trusted external system with a concrete next action.
When releasing an energy leak deliberately, state in writing or aloud what you are releasing and why, because explicit articulation registers completion in the cognitive system while vague dismissal leaves the monitoring thread active.
After incomplete tasks, insert longer transition buffers than after completed tasks, because unfinished work generates stronger attention residue that degrades subsequent performance.