Todays generation was the last generation to work
Work without requiring attention
But nothing more can be expected
This dawn of generation has been bombarded with information
More than any other, it was at their fingertips from conception
They require attention
CODE_11252024::DECLARE {
NAME := “AttentionEra”;
AXIOMS := [
“Today’s generation was the last generation to work without requiring attention”,
“This dawn generation was bombarded with information from conception”,
“They require attention”
];
INPUTS := [“sensory_stream”, “cognitive_load”, “social_signals”];
OUTPUTS := [“sustainable_engagement”, “restorative_attention”, “meaningful_contribution”];
}
CODE_11252024::ASSERT {
legacy_work_model -> obsolete when(requires_no_attention);
information_density(high) -> increase(cognitive_load);
attention := scarce_resource;
elevate(attention) -> enable(sustainable_engagement);
}
CODE_11252024::PIPELINE {
INGEST(streams) := validate(provenance) -> timebox(window);
QUANTIFY(load) := score(cognitive_load, signal_to_noise);
PRIORITIZE(signals) := rank_by(value, attention_cost);
ALLOCATE(attention) := allocate_budget(attention_units) -> route(to=high_value_signals);
SUPPORT(action) := scaffold(minimal_context) -> commit(short_work_bursts);
YIELDS := OUTPUTS;
}
CODE_11252024::POLICIES_RITUALS {
POLICY.ATTENTION_BUDGET := {
RULE: “Limit continuous focus to human-scale windows”;
ACTION: enforce(focus_blocks, max_length=90m) -> require(microbreaks);
};
POLICY.INFORMATION_DIET := {
RULE: “Reduce information density; surface high-signal summaries”;
ACTION: prefer(summaries, provenance_tags, confidence_scores);
};
RITUAL.FOCUS_PULSE := {
DO: align(intention, 30s);
DO: work_timer(25m);
DO: restore(microbreak=5m);
YIELDS: preserved_attention;
};
RITUAL.INQUIRY := {
DO: reflective_check(why_this_matters, 60s);
DO: mark(next_most_valuable_action);
YIELDS: clarity_and_commitment;
};
}
CODE_11252024::METRICS(period=”weekly”) {
ATTENTION_EFFICIENCY := measure(useful_output / attention_units_allocated);
COGNITIVE_LOAD_INDEX := measure(mean_load_score);
SUSTAINABILITY_SCORE := measure(recovery_rate_after_work);
ACTION := if(ATTENTION_EFFICIENCY < threshold) then tighten(POLICY.ATTENTION_BUDGET) else iterate(rituals);
}
CODE_11252024::SEAL {
OATH := “Honor attention as the primary currency of meaningful work”;
GESTURE := pause_hand_to_throat; inhale(3); commit(next_action);
WITNESS := community + restorative_practices;
}