Identify when the project becomes uncancelable — decide before, not after.

When teen gets a license, sign a written contract — reduces accidents 50% (CDC).

Don't paste contracts, health data, or IP into a public model — may appear in later training.

Audit all vendor subscriptions and merge similar ones into single contracts for 15-30% discount.

Convene a mental meeting with 5 imaginary experts before any major leadership decision.

All data: public/internal/confidential/restricted — each class with different protection rules.

Before signing: exit options? notice? penalties? data handoff?

Notice mental peak.

Every presentation = story: problem (1), conflict (2), solution (3).

Draw a "fish skeleton" of the problem: head = issue, bones = cause categories.

3 conversations within every difficult one: "what happened", "feelings", "identity". Separate them and succeed.

Record 5-min video explaining what you learned to a 12-year-old. Gaps expose themselves.

Refuse to attend or hold any meeting whose agenda did not arrive 24 hours prior, no exceptions.

Before a joint project between different teams, hold a "hidden assumptions" session surfacing mutual stereotypes between departments before they sabotage collaboration.

After a major success, hold a structured "after-action review" asking: what exactly did we do right, and how do we deliberately repeat it — not just "what did we get wrong".

Like text shortcuts, build a library of full templates (presentation, simple contract, weekly report) instead of starting from scratch every time.

Before allowing your child's first social media account, hold a structured conversation (not a lecture) covering privacy, strangers, and social comparison.

Instead of "will you be my mentor?", request a specific 30-min meeting around one question.