Return after distraction or interruption · D9.15

Make the current task easier to notice

Competing cues are pulling attention away from what you chose to do.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Name the task and its next visible action.
2. Reduce one avoidable competing cue and place the needed information where it is easy to find.
3. Try the setup and adjust it based on actual use.

An example

I keep the instructions beside the draft and close an unrelated notification panel.

Reflect

Did the arrangement make the next action clearer?

Next time

Change the environment when the task changes.