Offline-First Manifesto

You can’t be in every room.

(Or every Slack thread. Or every doc with 47 comments.)

That truth isn’t a failing—it’s physics. The internet moves at gigabits; human focus moves at heartbeats. Brief.me exists to reconcile the two.

Why this matters (by the numbers)

Hybrid workers report the highest job satisfaction when they control their time instead of chasing notifications.¹

44%

of tech workers say they’re burned‑out.

67%

44%

of people thinking of quitting cite burnout as a top driver.¹

of tech workers say they’re burned‑out.

67%

of people thinking of quitting cite burnout as a top driver.¹

54%

of tech pros now work remotely or mostly remotely.

Hybrid workers report the highest job satisfaction when they control their time instead of chasing notifications.¹

Work context lives in tools—not hallways.

What we believe.

Attention is finite and worth defending.

Great work requires stepping away.

Missing a message shouldn’t feel like missing the moment.

200+

early adopters saved 7.2 hours on average last week