What Is This?
The Context Switch Protocol is a 2-minute capture-and-reload system that preserves your mental context before a task switch and lets you reload it fast after an interruption — so you stop losing 20 minutes every time someone breaks your focus.
Why It Exists
Context switching is expensive for everyone but devastating for ADHD brains. The working memory that holds task state is already operating near capacity — an interruption wipes it clean, and rebuilding from scratch is cognitively costly and time-consuming. This protocol externalises the context so it survives the interruption.
Who It's For
- ▸Founders, operators, parents, and professionals who are interrupted constantly
- ▸People with ADHD for whom interruption recovery takes 20+ minutes
- ▸Anyone who wants to reduce the total cognitive cost of task switching in a demanding role
How It Works
Before switching, you spend 2 minutes capturing four things: where you are in the task, the next action, any open issues, and any important notes. A reload timer (3 minutes) and warmup timer (5 minutes) help you re-enter the task state efficiently after returning.
You get:
- ▸Context note templates for 2-minute capture
- ▸30-second mini-capture option for frequent interruptions
- ▸Timed reload and warmup protocols
- ▸WhatsApp message templates for capture and reload prompts
What Makes It Different
This is app-agnostic — a plain note works. The protocol is what matters, not the tool. The 2-minute constraint is enforced because consistency beats comprehensiveness.
