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Psychological
Wind-Down Tea Ritual
Chamomile/sage tea 1 hr before bed — ritual tells body "sleep time".
Administrative
First-Hour Communications Plan
First hour of crisis: who to inform, what to say, how.
Leadership
First 72 Hours of Crisis: Decision Framework
In the first 72 hours of a crisis, 80% of the damage is locked in. This framework cuts damage in half.
Psychological
Dark Hour Before Sleep
Hour before sleep: no blue light, no screens — body makes melatonin.
Administrative
24-Hour Pause Before Big Decisions
Any decision over 5000 SAR or 5 hours of impact — wait 24 hours before executing.
Digital & AI
Tracing Claims to Primary Sources Before Sharing
Before sharing a statistic or study finding, follow the citation chain to the primary source (the study, official report) instead of trusting whoever relayed it.
Digital & AI
24-Hour Share Delay
Do not share any "shocking" news for 24 hours — breaking news is often corrected on day 1.
Professional
Eat the Frog
Hardest task is your first morning act — before email, before everything.
Professional
Ask Before You Give
Before giving feedback, ask recipient what type of feedback they want this week.
Professional
Slide-Last Writing
Write conclusion and message before opening PowerPoint — saves 70%.
Leadership
The "Front Page Test" for Decisions
Before any sensitive decision, ask: if published with full detail on tomorrow's front page, would I defend it with pride or look for an exit?
Professional
Tomorrow Tonight
Before sleep, plan tomorrow — saves morning willpower.
Professional
BLUF Writing
Every email/report starts with Bottom Line Up Front: conclusion in first line.
Social
Value-First Networking
Approach 3 new acquaintances with a specific value before asking for anything.
Digital & AI
Plan Before Execute: Outline Then Run
Ask the model to write a numbered plan first and wait for your approval before executing.
Leadership
Rapid Prototyping Mindset for Leaders
Before approving any big idea, ask: what's the cheapest, fastest version testable within a week, instead of waiting for a full plan taking months?
Leadership
The Communication Cascade: Aligning Managers Before an Announcement
Before any major org announcement, brief your managers 48 hours ahead with a Q&A sheet so they're never surprised in front of their teams.
Psychological
Pre-Sleep Brain Dump
Write everything on your mind on paper 10 min before sleep — empties it.
Psychological
Hourly Presence Bell
Every hour, bell reminds you to present 1 min — not meditate, just present.
Professional
Pre-Mortem
Before executing decision, imagine it failed in a year, enumerate most likely failure causes.
Social
Validate the Feeling Before Advice
Name your speaker's feeling and confirm it is reasonable, before you propose any solution.
Social
Share Your Failure Story First
To open trust in a new team, share your failure first — others will open up.
Social
4-7-8 Breath Before the Event
5 min before the event, do 4 cycles of 4-inhale, 7-hold, 8-exhale — your nervous system calms.
Social
Prep First Mentor Meeting
Prep your first mentor meeting with GROW + one single specific question.
Social
Aligning Your Shared Future Vision
Draw a 5-year timeline together and compare divergence points before they become a sudden collision.
Administrative
"No Agenda, No Meeting" Rule
Decline any meeting without a written agenda — politely cancel and request one.
Administrative
Facilitate "Write Before Speak"
For every group decision: 3 minutes of silent individual writing before any discussion.
Administrative
BLUF — Bottom Line Up Front
Every work email starts with one sentence: "what I need from you" or "the bottom line".
Administrative
Expectation-Setting Kickoff
Project first meeting: explicit expectations — scope, date, quality, comms, alarms.
Leadership
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Pre-Mortem: Imagining the Decision Failed
Before committing to a big decision, imagine it failed a year from now and list three primary causes.
Leadership
Three Horizons: Balancing Today and Tomorrow
Allocate investment and leadership time across running today's business, scaling emerging ventures, and seeding tomorrow's.
Leadership
Pretotyping: Test Idea Before Building
Before building full product, test with "fake prototype" (10× simpler than MVP). Saves months + tens of thousands.
Parenting
Screen-Free Zones and Times
Set 3 zones and 3 times daily as screen-free for the whole family — simpler than complex hour rules.
Digital & AI
BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front
First line of email: answer/request/decision. Context after. Cuts read time 70%.
Digital & AI
Sensitive Data Redaction Before Prompting
Before pasting anything in AI: redact names, numbers, emails, financial data.
Digital & AI
Building a Personal Prompt Library Habit
Whenever a prompt works exceptionally well, save it immediately with a simple tagging system instead of relying on memory or digging through old chats.
Digital & AI
Curating a Digital First Impression for New Contacts
Assume every new professional contact will search your name within a minute — consciously design what they'll see in the top 3 results.
Social
Pre-Call Heads-Up Text
Do not call out of the blue. Text an hour before: "Can I have 15 minutes now or after dinner?"
Professional
Eat the Frog First
Start your day with the hardest, ugliest task before anything else — nothing scary remains for the rest of the day.
Psychological
Three Good Things
Before sleep, write 3 good things and reason for each.
Professional
Negotiate With Self First
Before negotiation, negotiate with self: want? accept? refuse?
Professional
Pre-Stage Breathing
5 deep breaths before stage — calms nervous system.
Professional
Pay Yourself First
On payday, auto-transfer 10-20% to savings/investing before any expense.
Social
Verify Before Concluding
Before judging intent, call and ask — avoid 80% of misunderstandings.
Administrative
Project Pre-Mortem
Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.
Administrative
"Kill or Develop" Challenge for Active Projects
Each active project: continue or kill? No "waiting" middle ground.
Administrative
Stakeholder Map Before Delegating
Before delegating a sensitive task, map who must know and who must agree.
Administrative
Pre-Mortem Protocol
Imagine the project failed entirely a year from now; list 7 plausible reasons before starting.
Administrative
Exit-Clause Review Before Signing
Before signing: exit options? notice? penalties? data handoff?
Administrative
No-Code First, Then Code
Before requesting a developer to automate a process, trial it with a no-code tool for two weeks first — if it works, you saved months.
Leadership
24-Hour Decision Rule
Don't make a major financial/emotional/strategic decision before sleeping on it one full night.
Leadership
Scenario Planning: 4 Possible Futures
Instead of predicting one future, write 4 radically different scenarios. Your plan survives all four.
Digital & AI
App-Specific Focus Modes
Build 3 iOS/Android modes: "Writing" (no notif), "Meeting" (phone only), "Rest" (family WhatsApp).
Parenting
The Family Evening Decompression Routine
The first hour after everyone returns home shapes the entire evening's mood — design it consciously instead of leaving it to chance.
Professional
Pre-Mortem Analysis
Imagine your decision failed a year from now and write the reasons today — preventing 70% of catastrophes.
Professional
BLUF Email (Bottom Line Up Front)
Start every email with one sentence containing the bottom line and the ask — recipients reply 3x faster.
Social
Small Repair Within 24 Hours
After a fight, don't wait — a small repair gesture within 24h saves the bond.
Social
Box Breath Before a Talk
4-4-4-4 for 8 cycles — calm focus starts at the breath.
Administrative
Tribal Knowledge Audit
List "things only X knows" — each is risk if they leave.
Parenting
Deep Sibling Support — Beyond the "Special Hour"
Special time alone isn't enough — give the sibling language to explain his brother's situation to friends, and space for complex feelings like jealousy and embarrassment.