Hi fellow managers,
I’ve been experimenting with ways to help my team manage "attention residue"—that mental lag that occurs when switching between intense meetings and deep-work tasks like coding or strategy planning.
We all know the usual advice: take a walk, grab coffee, or stretch. However, I’ve recently looked into the benefits of rhythmic, low-stakes coordination tasks to act as a "cognitive palette cleanser." One tool I’ve found surprisingly effective for a quick, 5-minute mental reset is a minimalist physics simulation called Slice Master.
Unlike social media, which creates more "noise," this requires pure timing and rhythmic precision. It demands just enough focus to break the cycle of "meeting fatigue" but isn't cognitively draining. I’ve found that using a quick session of this between high-stakes tasks helps in re-calibrating hand-eye coordination and clearing the "mental fog" before diving back into complex spreadsheets or reports.
I'm curious: How are you helping your teams transition between disparate tasks to maintain high performance throughout the day? Do you have any specific "digital resets" or routines that you’ve found keep the team’s momentum from stalling in the afternoon?
Looking forward to hearing your strategies.