For every new addition request mid-project, apply one rule: it enters in exchange for something leaving, or waits for the next release.

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

Co-create a remote-team charter defining overlap hours, channels, and reply SLA.

Before any project starts, write a one-page charter answering six core questions.

Compress any project into one page: why, what, who, when, success looks like...

Project first meeting: explicit expectations — scope, date, quality, comms, alarms.

Keep drawing as joy not test — don't say "that's pretty" or "what's that?" — ask about the story.