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

Opportunities come from acquaintances not friends — activate 20 weak ties this month.

Don't analyze a problem from your desk. Go where it happens and observe 30 minutes before suggesting a fix.

How will I feel about this decision in 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years?

After understanding current state: draw the "after" version and steps to get there.

Map every step a task passes through end-to-end, marking value-add versus non-value-add.

5 questions every Friday: did reports decide without me? If not, why?

Before any speech/pitch/meeting, define: what one sentence, if remembered a week later, means I succeeded?

In crisis, only 3 points per message. Audience can't absorb more. Repetition builds understanding.

The final grade doesn't show progress — a weekly ritual comparing your child only to himself, not an external standard.

Check stats once weekly, not 20 times daily. Production loves silence.