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Social
20-Minute Time-Out in a Fight
When pulse passes 100, call a 20-min time-out — physiology needs time.
Psychological
Leaves on a Stream
Place each thought on a leaf and watch it drift down a stream.
Social
Pre-Boundary Statement
Before tough meeting, declare boundary: "I have only 30 minutes".
Administrative
Copy-Paste Eliminator
Every recurring copy-paste = automation chance — find, count, automate.
Psychological
Parts Identification (IFS)
Within you are parts — critic, scared, child. Meet them one by one.
Leadership
Pre-Commitment Device
Lock yourself out of the weak option before you face it — via financial or public stake that's hard to undo.
Leadership
Strategy on One Page
Summarize company strategy in 5 boxes on a single A4, capturing everything that matters.
Parenting
Screen-Free Dinner — Family Tech Agreement
A written family agreement: the table is a screen-free zone for everyone in the home.
Digital & AI
Time-Blocking with Pre-Naming
Each morning, write a schedule naming what you'll do each 15-min slot — fewer decisions, 2x output.
Leadership
Business Model Canvas: 9 Building Blocks on One Page
Map your business model in 9 boxes (customer, value, channels, relationships, revenue, resources, activities, partners, costs) on one page.
Leadership
Business Model Canvas
Sketch your business model on nine boxes on a single page to find gaps before launch.
Parenting
Talking About Social Media Comparison
Help your teen decode the "curated highlight reel" on Instagram before comparing his real life to it.
Administrative
Pre-Drafted Crisis Holding Statement
Before all facts are known, issue a ready holding statement within minutes saying "we know, we're acting" — not silence that invites speculation.
Leadership
Building Psychological Safety on Edmondson's Model
Teams with high psychological safety perform 4x better. This exercise measures and raises it in your team.
Parenting
Training Siblings to Mediate Their Own Disputes
Teach them mediation steps before conflict — not during it — so they become their own mediators, not always needing your verdict.
Digital & AI
Force Explicit Chain-of-Thought
Add "think step-by-step inside <thinking> tags before answering" — boosts complex-problem accuracy 30-40%.
Digital & AI
Essentialism Applied to Tech
For every new tech, ask: "Do I gain more than I lose?" — most: no.
Leadership
Working Agreement
5-7 detailed rules for daily team operations (meetings, replies, vacations, decisions).
Professional
Difficult Feedback Rehearsal
Before tough talk, role-play as recipient and respond to your script — uncover blow-up points.
Leadership
Ethical No Practice
Practice refusing an unethical request clearly and respectfully — before you must in reality.
Psychological
Sound Anchoring
Use a sound (clock tick, AC) as presence anchor.
Professional
Authentic Scarcity
Don't lie — state real scarcity in your time or offer.
Administrative
Policy on One Page
Each policy: title, scope, 5 rules, exceptions, review date — one page only.
Administrative
Activity-Based Cost Allocation
Each service/product: real cost? — not "fake organizational average".
Leadership
Diagnosing Your Reaction to Feedback
3 triggers reject valid feedback: Truth, Relationship, Identity. Know which fires in you.
Digital & AI
Batch Notification Checking (3x Daily)
Instead of checking 80 times daily, set 3 fixed times — outside them, don't look.
Digital & AI
In-Person Priority Over Digital
For every 3 important digital chats with someone, schedule one real meeting.
Digital & AI
Child Online Safety
Before any new app for your child: check 3 things — recommended age, privacy, stranger contact.
Parenting
Age-Graduated Patience Progression in Strategy Games
Beyond generic "board game nights" — precisely match game complexity to your child's current capacity for waiting and planning.
Psychological
Flexible Perfectionism Ruler
Define "good enough" upfront before starting the task.
Psychological
STOP Skill
Stop, breathe, observe, proceed mindfully — 4 steps in 30 sec.
Administrative
Internal Audit Prep
30 days before audit: self-review controls — find gaps before auditor does.
Administrative
Monthly Variance Analysis
Monthly: planned vs actual — focus on variances >5%, dig into causes.
Administrative
Influence Map
Who influences whom? — draw network to know "who talks to whom to shift decision".
Administrative
Expectation-Setting Kickoff
Project first meeting: explicit expectations — scope, date, quality, comms, alarms.
Leadership
Expected Value Calculation
Don't choose by "most likely outcome" — multiply each outcome's probability by its value, then sum.
Leadership
Bias Mitigation Plan
Before people-affecting decision, identify 3 potential biases and create a shield for each.
Parenting
Mediating Sibling Conflict, Not Ruling
Instead of deciding "who's right," let them resolve conflict themselves via a 4-step protocol.
Administrative
Coalition-Building for a Proposal
Before presenting your proposal in the formal meeting, win 2-3 influencers individually — don't surprise them with a public vote.
Psychological
Containment Touch
One hand on head, one on chest — contain yourself sensorily.
Psychological
Just-World Test
"People deserve what happens to them" — test on people you love.
Psychological
Half-Smile
Relax face muscles into half-smile — affects emotion.
Psychological
Willing Hands
Open hands, palms up — body signal for acceptance.
Professional
Reframe "Expensive" to "Investment"
"Expensive" focuses on cost. "Investment" focuses on return.
Professional
Energy Investment Portfolio
Allocate energy across 4 dimensions: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual — review balance weekly.
Social
Verify Before Concluding
Before judging intent, call and ask — avoid 80% of misunderstandings.
Administrative
Monthly Risk Register
List your top 10 risks with probability, impact, and owner; review the first Monday each month.
Administrative
ICE Scoring for Ideas
Score each idea on Impact, Confidence, Ease — pick the highest sum.
Administrative
Simplified 7-Milestone Gantt
A 7-milestone Gantt on one page — visible, instantly grokkable.
Administrative
Decision Matrix With 5 Axes
Compare options across 5 weighted axes; compute the highest sum.
Administrative
Swimlane Diagram by Role
Each step on a "swim lane" for a specific role — exposes broken handoffs.
Leadership
Feedforward Coaching
Instead of feedback on the past, ask reports for future suggestions — less defensiveness, higher application.
Leadership
CCL's 70-20-10 Development Model
Real development: 70% from hard assignments, 20% from relationships, 10% from training. Focus on the 70.
Parenting
Releasing Your Ego From Your Child's Choices
Your child's choices aren't a reflection of your worth as a parent — practice separating your identity from his decisions.
Parenting
The Five-Minute Transition Warning
Abrupt transitions between activities ignite most child meltdowns — a simple advance warning prevents 80% of them.
Digital & AI
AI-Assisted Negotiation Preparation
Before an important negotiation, use AI to simulate the other side's likely responses and rehearse your replies, not to write a script you read verbatim.
Digital & AI
Cross-Model Verification Habit
For critical information, ask two different models (Claude and GPT, say) the same question independently, and compare before relying on either.
Professional
Net Worth Tracking
First Saturday monthly, compute: assets − debts = net worth. Track curve.
Professional
Index Fund Investing
Instead of stock-picking, invest monthly in low-fee index fund and forget it.
Social
DESC Script for a Tough Conversation
Write four sentences: Describe the behavior, Express the impact, Specify the change, Consequences.