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Shrink Framework
The Shrink Mental Workspace
A Shrink Framework, a model that ties these 9 concepts into one way of understanding a problem. Each concept links to its full page in the Atlas.
Working Memory
Your brain can only actively hold a limited amount of information at one time.
Attentional Residue
Your attention doesn't move instantly.
Cognitive Rumbling
Background thinking still consumes foreground energy.
Mental Bandwidth
Capacity changes. Ability usually doesn't.
Mental Clutter
An unorganized mind spends energy carrying what it could organize.
Cognitive Friction
Reduce unnecessary thinking to improve necessary thinking.
Cognitive Noise
Clear thinking begins by reducing interference.
Cognitive Offloading
External systems protect internal thinking.
Information Overload
Knowledge has limits. Information doesn't.