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You're about to watch
someone burn out.
Then it's your turn.

Follow Alex — a founder 12 days from a crash she doesn't see coming. Then find out exactly where you stand right now.

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Alex's story
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Your score
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Your dashboard
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CLI Score: 74 — High Strain
Sleep deficit critical. Defer high-stakes decisions today.
Alex Chen · Feb 25 – Mar 8
Her 14-day story
1
Day 1–3
The sprint begins
38
2
Day 4–7
Calendar fills up
52
3
Day 8–11
Overload fires alerts
71
4
Day 12–14
The crash
91
5
Reflection
What Overload saw
Ready to check your own score?
Alex's story  ·  Chapter 1 of 5
Day 1 of 14
February 25 · Series A sprint kicks off

Everything's going
great. For now.

Alex just closed a term sheet. The team is pumped. This week is back-to-backs, late calls with investors, and catch-up work at night. It doesn't feel like strain — it feels like momentum.

CLI Score: 38  ·  Low — all clear
Alex's Dashboard · Feb 25
Start of sprint
38
Sleep debt
28
Calendar load
45
Work intensity
40
Deep work
62
🟢
All clear
All signals within normal range. Sleep debt is low. Good window for big decisions this week.
March 1 · Week two begins

The meetings multiply.
Deep work disappears.

The calendar is full. Investor updates, legal calls, team syncs. Alex is going to bed 45 minutes later every night — not dramatically, just a little later each time. She feels tired but productive. She's not worried.

CLI Score: 52  ·  Moderate — watch closely
Alex's Dashboard · Mar 1
Sleep drift begins
52
Sleep debt
54
Calendar load
78
Work intensity
62
Deep work
30
⚠️
Early warning
Sleep onset drifting later by ~40 min. Calendar load approaching threshold. Deep work ratio dropping. No action needed yet — but watch this week.
March 4 · Overload alert zone

Irritable. Slower.
She still feels "okay."

Second-guessing decisions she'd normally make in seconds. Snapping at her co-founder. Checking Slack at 1am. Decision quality has dropped 25–30% from her baseline — but she doesn't know that. She just thinks she's tired.

CLI Score: 71  ·  High strain — Overload fires alerts
Alex's Dashboard · Mar 4
Alert threshold crossed
71
Sleep debt
74
Calendar load
88
Work intensity
82
Deep work
14
🔴
Action needed
Cognitive load above threshold. Sleep debt critical — decision quality at ~74% of your baseline. Block Thu 9–11am. Cancel Fri 3pm standup. Sleep 30 min earlier tonight for 4 nights.

Alex doesn't act on the alert. She has a board presentation Thursday. She pushes through.

March 8 · The crash

Can't focus.
Two weeks to recover.

Alex woke up and couldn't start. Stared at a doc for an hour, wrote nothing. Called in sick on Friday. Slept 13 hours Saturday. Two weeks before she felt like herself again. She called it burnout. Overload calls it avoidable.

CLI Score: 91  ·  Critical — system crash
Alex's Dashboard · Mar 8
4 days past the warning
91
Sleep debt
94
Calendar load
91
Work intensity
96
Deep work
4
✕
System crash
CLI at critical level. Executive function severely impaired. Recovery estimated at 10–14 days of reduced load. No acute interventions available — only time.
The full picture

Overload saw it
coming on Day 7.

Every signal was visible before Alex felt anything. Sleep drift, calendar density, deep work collapse — the model had 7 days of warning. Acting on Day 8 would have capped her CLI at 58, not 91. The crash was a choice, not an inevitability.

CLI Score over 14 days
If she'd acted on Day 8 Alert fired Day 1 Day 7 Day 14
💡
Key insight
Blocking two mornings + sleeping 30 min earlier for 4 nights on Day 8 would have kept her score below 60. The crash was preventable with 4 days of early data.
Now it's your turn
Three questions.
Your real score.
How has your sleep been this week?
Be honest — no one's watching.
😴Solid — 7+ hours, waking up rested
😐Okay — 6–7h, a bit groggy some days
😓Short — under 6h most nights
💀What sleep — late nights all week
What does your calendar look like this week?
Meetings, calls, obligations.
🌿Light — mostly open time for deep work
📊Moderate — a few meetings a day
🌪️Heavy — back-to-backs, barely any breaks
🔥Slammed — no time to think or focus
Gut check — how close to the edge do you feel?
The number that first comes to mind.
🧘Far from it — I feel in control
😑Running a bit hot, but managing
😬Honestly? Closer than I'd like
🆘Very. I needed this tool yesterday.
Your Cognitive Load Index — right now
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Dashboard
Wed, Mar 4
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CLI Score
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Cognitive Load Index
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Sleep Debt
🌙
−11.2h
Rolling 7-day deficit
↑ 2.1h since Mon
Deep Work
🎯
31%
Of today's hours
↓ 24% from norm
Crash Window
📉
~9d
At current trajectory
84% confidence
Score breakdown
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Sleep Debt28%
Calendar Load22%
Work Intensity18%
Deep Work Ratio16%
14-day forecast
CRASH ZONE TODAY Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 18
Active alerts
😴
Sleep deficit critical — decision quality at ~72% of baseline.
2h ago · Sleep signal
Critical
💳
Financial stress stable. No anomalies this week.
1h ago · Finance signal
Stable
7-day CLI forecast
Thu
61
Moderate
Fri
66
Elevated
Sat
38
Recovery
Sun
34
Recovery
Mon
72
High
Tue
81
Danger
Wed
87
Critical
⚡
Today's intervention
Block Thursday 9–11am. Cancel the 3pm standup. Sleep 30 minutes earlier tonight for 4 nights.
These three actions drop your forecasted Tuesday score from 81 to an estimated 54.
Good morning 👋
Your 30-second check-in
How's your energy right now?
First instinct.
🔋Charged — ready to go
😐Okay — not great, not bad
😓Low — dragging a bit
💀Empty — running on fumes
How easy is it to focus today?
Think about your last working hour.
🎯Locked in — deep work feels natural
🌊Okay — takes some effort
🌪️Hard — lots of distractions
🤯Impossible — can't hold a thought
One word for your mood today?
Your emotional state is a signal.
😊Motivated / Positive
😑Neutral / Flat
😤Frustrated / Irritable
😶Detached / Numb
Score updated
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Week of March 2–8, 2026
Your week in review
Sun
31
Low
Mon
58
Moderate
Tue
63
Elevated
Wed
71
High
Today
74
High
Fri
66
↑ Proj.
Sat
38
↓ Proj.
This week's insights
📅
Deep work ratio at 31% — baseline is 55%
Back-to-backs Tuesday and Wednesday are the main driver. Three protected morning blocks next week would recover this within 4 days.
😴
Sleep timing drifting later by ~45 min
Average sleep onset moved from 10:30pm to 11:15pm over 10 days. Correcting now takes 4 nights. Waiting another week makes it a 2-week project.
✅
Financial stress stable all week
No spending anomalies, no bill clustering. This signal is not contributing to your current CLI elevation — one fewer thing to worry about.
Connected data sources
📅
Google Calendar
Last sync: 12 min ago
Live
💍
Oura Ring
HRV · sleep stages · recovery
−11.2h debt
⌚
Apple Health
Activity · resting HR
Live
🖥️
Browser Extension
Focus sessions · tab rate
31% deep
✍️
Daily Check-in
Energy · focus · mood
Done today
🏦
Plaid (Finance)
Spending · bill clustering
Stable
Signal weights (your calibration)
Sleep Debt28%
Calendar Load22%
Work Intensity18%
Deep Work Ratio16%
Daily Journal10%
Financial Stress6%
ℹ️ Weights auto-calibrate to your patterns over 30 days. Your sleep sensitivity is rated High — one bad night moves your score more than average.
😴
Sleep deficit — Critical
You've accumulated a −11.2 hour sleep debt over 7 days. At this level, your decision-making is running at approximately 72% of your rested baseline.

What to do: Sleep 30 minutes earlier than usual for 4 consecutive nights. Don't try to "catch up" in one night — it doesn't work and disrupts your rhythm.
📅
Calendar overload — Next week
Overload detected 14 meetings next week with no protected morning blocks. Deep work will drop below 18% — 37 points below your baseline.

What to do: Block Monday and Wednesday 9–11am now. Decline or reschedule 2–3 of the Tuesday afternoon meetings.