NOTICE THE FRICTION · REDESIGN ONE PROCESS

What are you doing
seven times?

Find repeated work, estimate its real cost, and test one safer, simpler process without removing teacher judgment.

1 · Notice2 · Diagnose3 · Redesign4 · Test

FRICTION LOG

What keeps repeating or irritating you?

Use ordinary language: “I keep writing the same email,” “I cannot find the link,” or “I enter this three times.”

Times/weekMinutes each30 min/week

90estimated minutes each week spent in repeated friction

CHOOSE AND DIAGNOSE

Start with one—not everything.

REDESIGN ONE PROCESS

Use the smallest change that could help.

SUGGESTED EFFICIENCY MOVEAdd and choose a repeated task first.Efficiency cannot remove required review, access, accuracy, or professional judgment.

Possible moves to consider

Batch similar work · reuse a neutral template · create a checklist · establish one file home · pre-stage materials · separate ready/waiting work · shorten only nonessential steps

RUN A SMALL EXPERIMENT

Test before changing your whole system.

Who owns the next action?When will you test it?What evidence will show improvement?Decision after the test

Protect quality while reducing friction.

Saving time counts only when accuracy, access, privacy, and student need remain strong.