The Interrupt Method: How to Build Systems Without Trying

Atomic Traces: From Chaos to Clarity

The Lie of "Finding Time"

In our last post, we mapped out your Vital 20%—the high-impact tasks that actually deserve your attention.

But let’s be real: you are never going to set aside two hours on a Tuesday to "write documentation." If you had two free hours, you’d spend them on sales, product, or (hopefully) sleep.

The mistake is thinking documentation is a project. In Midgard, we treat documentation as a byproduct of friction.

The "Interrupt" Strategy

Most of the valuable knowledge in your head only comes out when someone interrupts you.

• An agent asks how to handle a specific invoice.

• A client asks for the "why" behind a strategy.

• You ask yourself, "Wait, how did I set this up last month?"

  
  

These interruptions are just a reminder for you. Instead of answering the person (or yourself) and letting that knowledge evaporate, you use the "Midgard Buffer."

The Midgard Buffer: Answer Once, Scale Forever

The rule is simple: Never answer the same question twice.

When an "Interrupt" happens, you don't go to Slack or Email first. You go to Midgard.

1. Open Midgard: Type the answer there first.

2. The Raw Dump: Don't worry about formatting. Write it as if you’re explaining it to a smart 12-year-old. Include the "mouse clicks" if that's what's needed.

3. The Link: Copy the link to that Midgard entry and send that to the person who asked.

By doing this, you haven't "added" a task to your day. You've simply changed where you typed your response. But the difference is that now, you’ve created a permanent asset.

The "Atomic Trace"

We don't believe in manuals; we believe in Traces.

An Atomic Trace is a single, irreducible piece of information.

• Example: "How to update the SSL certificate on our staging server."

• Example: "The specific tone we use when a client is 30 days late on payment."

Midgard is designed to hold these "Atoms." When you have enough of them, they naturally bond together to form your business's molecule. You don't have to build the molecule; you just have to catch the atoms as they fall out of your head.

Your Challenge: The "Slack Block"

Today, we’re going to change your communication habits.

The Midgard Challenge:

1. Wait for the first person to ask you a "How-to" or "Where-is" question today.

2. Stop. Do not type the answer in the chat app.

3. Open Midgard, create a new entry, and type the answer there.

4. Send them the link (or a copy-paste) from Midgard.

You’ve just officially started your company's "Internal Search Engine." You’ve turned an interruption into an investment.

Extra tip: Within Midgard, you can create AI agents and easily share links both internally and externally with your company.

Coming Up Next...

You’ve started capturing "Atomic Traces." Now, how does this turn into actual growth?

In our next post, From Words to Wealth, we explore the ROI of your Midgard library. We’ll show you how this "Internal Search Engine" becomes the foundation for delegating your role and eventually making yourself optional.