[ Minutiae ]

The minutiae (the trivial details) of a day can fill quite a bit of cognitive space.  One kind of minutiae is, shall we call it, ‘hygiene’, which is the daily grind of keeping ourselves healthy and presentable with clean clothes and clean teeth. 

The minutiae of a job is another kind of cognitive load, sometimes called “admin”.  I have a time block for “admin” most days, but it seems it’s never enough.  It has helped, though, to corral that minutiae into its own block, rather than tackling it randomly throughout the day. Differentiating minutiae from essentials is an ongoing challenge.