Simulate: Resolving Project Overload
Step through the process of getting back to capacity
By the end of this module
The Scenario
You have 7 active projects. Your capacity limit is 4. The OVERLOAD_ALERT recommendation has been there for two weeks. You keep dismissing it.
Let's actually resolve it.
Step 1: List Your Active Projects
Open Focus. Look at all 7 active projects. For each one, answer:
1. Did I work on this in the last 14 days?
2. Will I work on this in the next 14 days?
3. What happens if I park it for 30 days?
Be honest. "I should work on it" doesn't count.
Step 2: Classify the Non-Movers
Identify the 2-3 projects where your honest answer to question 1 is "no." These are candidates for parking.
For each: is it abandoned (archive) or just paused (park)? If you've been meaning to get back to it for 2+ months, archive it. Parking is not a storage system for guilt.
Step 3: Park or Archive
From the project page or Settings → Projects:
- Park the projects that are genuinely paused with intent to return
- Archive the ones you won't realistically restart
Once you're back to 4 (or under your limit), the OVERLOAD_ALERT clears automatically.
Step 4: Set a Focus Lane
From Focus, set one project as your Focus Lane, your primary attention this week. This project appears at the top of Today.
Now you have: a clear portfolio, a primary focus, and headspace to actually move things forward.
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