Focus, almost by definition, is about deciding what to ignore.

The less opportunity there is for your attention to be distracted, the more likely you are to succeed at your Deep Work – the work you joined up to do with us.

At Cognician, there are at least three sources of novelty to keep track of:

You'll spend some part of your time every day reading the words of others in these places. It's up to you to find the sweet spot of how much or how little of this you read – subscribe to – on a regular basis.

Too little, and you could find yourself uninformed about topics that matter to you. Too much, and you could end up overwhelmed and anxious, because you're tracking the context of too many things at once.

You need to look at all the Asana projects you're a part of, and the Slack channels you hang out in, and make a decision on whether to reside, merely visit from time to time, or even ignore that project or channel entirely.

Key ideas

These are some personal notes I’ve kept when introducing Asana to new joiners at Cognician; it’s really a Trojan horse for teaching folks how to manage their attention, their subscriptions and their commitments, in a way that makes the system they are in healthier for them and for everyone around them.