AI = info-gathering tool. Personal decisions (marriage, career, medical, friendship) = human decides.

Compare your current decision to past decisions in similar situations — are you consistent or contradicting?

Any decision over 5000 SAR or 5 hours of impact — wait 24 hours before executing.

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?

Specify the decision-types (not tasks) you will delegate via an explicit authority ring.

Sort 10 upcoming decisions into reversible/irreversible columns and set their speed.

A single theme-word guides your year's decisions instead of forgotten resolutions.

Write a personal list of situations where you exclude AI entirely — irreversible decisions needing purely human judgment.

Weekly: 30-min silent reading of 6-pager data, then sharp discussion.

Write to self in 10 yrs — reveals vision and inspires.

Ask "how will I feel about this in 10 minutes, 10 months, 10 years?" — and escape the trap of the moment.

Don't let manager set 1-on-1 agenda — send 3 points one hour before meeting.

Before any big decision, write 5 assumptions you relied on — test the weakest.

Document ideal weekly routine in one page: when wake, exercise, work, sleep.

Respect not estrangement — a phrase honoring filial duty while halting interference.

Draw a 5-year timeline together and compare divergence points before they become a sudden collision.

One line per decision you make: what, why, and which alternative you rejected — takes only 30 seconds.

Designate one person — or take the role yourself — as official critic before approving any major decision.

Imagine yourself at 80 looking back — which option causes the least regret?

15 min before a big decision: imagine it failed a year later, list 5 likely causes with mitigations.

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

Breathe ten times and find the point between your emotional and logical minds.

Stop, take a breath, observe, proceed mindfully — four seconds save a decision.

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

In intense crisis, no decisions. Calm first.

Log every 30 min of week — discover time "holes" honestly.

5 things NOT to do this month.

1 strategic / 10 operational.

Write a letter from your future self in 5 years describing your ideal workday in sensory detail.

Appoint 5 people as your "personal career board" and review big decisions with them annually.

Classify decision: reversible (2-way door) or not (1-way)? Required speed differs.

Set ONE Big Hairy Audacious Goal for next 10-15 years that drives daily decisions.

Instead of New Year resolutions, pick one "theme" (year of health, year of depth...).

Do not commit on the spot. Request 24 hours to think before any new obligation.

Turn a dead meeting productive with three GROW questions and one clear decision.

Each big decision: 3 numeric scenarios, not "hope for the best".

Don't pick vendor "by gut" — score on 6 dimensions with weights, pick by points.

Each major decision: context, options, decision, consequences — one page, sequential.

In crisis: one person leads, all report to them, fast decisions — not "committee".

Ask the expert: "what do you notice that a beginner wouldn't?" — this extracts what no manual ever captures.

Craft three plausible futures (optimistic, base, hard) and test your decisions against each.

Distinguish decisions you can reverse cheaply from those you can't — then treat them differently.

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

For decisions with 3+ options: 5 criteria, weights, 1-5 ratings, mathematical winner.

Review your team's last 20 decisions (promotion, project, leave). Who gained? Who lost? Pattern reveals bias.

Set clear policy: which decisions will never be delegated to AI in your team.

Your child's choices aren't a reflection of your worth as a parent — practice separating your identity from his decisions.

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

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

Rule: per email, one decision: reply in 2 min, delegate, defer, or delete. No "later".

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

For critical information, ask two different models (Claude and GPT, say) the same question independently, and compare before relying on either.

Ask yourself the single question that distinguishes real decisions from distractors.

Pick 3 words for next year — focuses decisions.

Each month, list 5 decisions you didn't make — postponing IS a decision.

On day one, hand the new hire a list of 15 decisions they make alone without consulting you.

Two-way-door decisions move fast with no meetings; one-way-door demands scrutiny.

Before big decisions, consult 5 from varied lenses (expertise, age, culture, bias).

Each team member: annual signature on disclosure of relationships affecting decisions.

Vanity metric always grows and unaffected by decisions — harmful because feels like success.