Delete every recurring meeting from the calendar, and re-add only what its owner justifies in writing.

At your funeral in 50 years, what do you wish people said? Start it today.

Reserve a fixed time box in your calendar for each task, so it finishes on time instead of stretching forever.

Each December, classify 50 people: adds/drains/neutral — adjust your time.

Reserve a full weekday for deep work and protect it like an unmissable doctor's appointment.

Start from delivery day and reverse-engineer what must be ready each week.

Empty next week's calendar entirely, then add back only what truly deserves a slot.

Each policy override: log why, who approved, when reviewed.

30 days before audit: self-review controls — find gaps before auditor does.

Per recurring meeting: "does it produce decision/action?" — if no, kill it.

Monthly review 3 questions about what actually gets time — kids or work.

Delete any app unopened in 30 days — lose apps before they cost you focus.

Don't subscribe to a new tool before truly using it 14 days in real workflow.

Each month's start, search your name on Google and review the first 3 result pages.

Each morning, write a schedule naming what you'll do each 15-min slot — fewer decisions, 2x output.

Block 2-4 "deep work" windows weekly in calendar. Treat like CEO meeting.

Replace all reused passwords in 30 days. One manager, one strong master.

Enable 2FA on email, bank, social, cloud. TOTP not SMS. Backup codes saved.

Every 6 months, download backup from Google/Apple/Meta. Backup + your right.

Every browser extension can read your visible pages. Delete what you haven't used in 30 days.

On public WiFi: always VPN + no banking + 2FA even if feeling safe.

Phone encrypted by default, but your laptop? Check. If stolen, data exposed.

Before adding a new tool, verify it doesn't duplicate a job an existing tool already does — overlap costs more time and money than it saves.

Review every app with access to camera, microphone, location, or contacts, and revoke every permission not actually needed.