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Social
Deepen Shallow Friendships
Pick a shallow friend and deepen via 3 of Aron's 36 questions.
Digital & AI
Hallucination Check: 3 Questions Before Accepting
Before accepting any AI answer, ask: source? dates correct? names real?
Digital & AI
Phrases That Signal Coming Hallucination
"According to a 2019 study", "As Academy X stated", "approximate but accurate" — these are immediate-verify flags.
Digital & AI
Quick Hallucination Detection Checklist
Before using any specific AI-provided fact (number, name, date, quote), apply a 5-question checklist in under a minute.
Social
Challenge the Catastrophe Prediction
Write your catastrophic prediction pre-event and compare with what actually happened — evidence stacks.
Leadership
Town-Hall Q&A Preparation Technique
Before any open forum, write the 10 hardest expected questions and answer them in writing — never improvise live.
Digital & AI
Detecting Model Hallucinations
Learn 4 signals that reveal the model invented info instead of citing documented fact.
Leadership
Distinguishing Technical vs. Adaptive Challenges
Before solving any problem, ask: do we need an expert with a ready answer (technical), or do the people themselves need to change (adaptive)?
Psychological
Mind-Reading Challenge
You assume what others think of you — but never asked.
Administrative
"Kill or Develop" Challenge for Active Projects
Each active project: continue or kill? No "waiting" middle ground.
Leadership
Distinguishing Technical from Adaptive Challenges
Classify your problem: technical (known solution) or adaptive (requires shifting minds and values)? Confusing them is leadership failure #1.
Professional
Shocking Hook Opening
Open with shocking stat, personal story, or challenging question — first 30 sec.
Professional
Radical Candor 2x2
Sort your feedback on care personally × challenge directly — sweet spot: high in both.
Social
The 20-Second Elevator Encounter
Prepare one line that works for any brief encounter under 20 seconds (elevator, hallway, queue).
Leadership
Radical Candor Matrix
A 2×2: "Care Personally × Challenge Directly". Know which quadrant you're in with each report.
Parenting
Zone of Proximal Development Scaffold
Offer a challenge slightly harder than he can solo, and gradually less scaffolding.
Digital & AI
Cross-Check from 3 Independent Sources
Every AI claim: search 3 independent sources. If absent from any, treat as hallucinated.
Social
Verify a Cultural "Yes"
In some cultures "yes" means "I heard", not "I agree" — ask explicitly.
Social
Direct vs Indirect: The Request Matrix
Before asking a high-context colleague for something, reshape your direct ask into a polite hint.
Social
Reading Silence Across Cultures
Before reading a colleague's silence in a meeting, ask: is it thinking, respect, or deferred refusal?
Psychological
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Breathe so belly rises (not chest) — turns off nervous stress system.
Digital & AI
Understanding RAG: Why the Model Sometimes Cites
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) fetches real docs for the model before answering. Know the difference.
Digital & AI
90-Minute Deep Work Block
Block 90 daily min for deep work with no phone, email, or colleagues — with a fixed startup ritual.
Digital & AI
RAG-Style Context Loading
Before asking AI, paste relevant docs/refs. It answers from "your knowledge", not its imagination.
Digital & AI
Citation Hygiene with AI
Every AI claim needs a live source. Never cite a source you haven't read.
Digital & AI
Cross-Model Verification Habit
For critical information, ask two different models (Claude and GPT, say) the same question independently, and compare before relying on either.
Psychological
Evidence For-Against Dialogue
Put your negative thought on trial: what's the evidence for and against? Then judge.
Psychological
Flow Activity
Find an activity where you lose time — this is flow.
Professional
Deep Work Block (90 minutes)
Reserve a 90-minute deep work block offline and produce quality work that equals an entire ordinary day.
Professional
Internal Application Prep
Before applying to an internal role, schedule a 20-min exploration chat with the target team's manager.
Social
Negative Inquiry
When criticized, ask: "what specifically in X bothers you?" — forces clarity.
Leadership
Devil's Advocate
Designate one person — or take the role yourself — as official critic before approving any major decision.
Leadership
Closing Feedback Loops After Big Announcements
Two weeks after any big announcement, return to the team with "what we heard from you, and what we did about it" — don't let questions evaporate unanswered.
Leadership
Coaching a Peer (Not a Direct Report)
Coach a peer at your same management level with no hierarchical authority — the challenge here is separating friendship from neutrality, not authority from support.
Parenting
Personal Story-Telling
Tell your child a story from your childhood weekly — transmits family heritage and values unforgettably.
Digital & AI
AI vs Real Domain Expert
Before relying on AI in specialist field, show to human expert — 30% of time uncovers core error.
Digital & AI
Beware Training Time Cutoffs
Any question on recent events/prices/releases: check model training date — ignoring = confident wrong answer.
Digital & AI
Fact-Grounding Strategies
Every factual AI claim = ask for a source. No source = don't use.
Digital & AI
Personal Audit: Automation vs Replacement?
For each task automated with AI, ask: "Freed for higher value, or replaced my learning?".
Digital & AI
Citation-Checking for AI-Provided Sources
Before using any reference or quote AI cites (book title, article, study), verify it actually exists before citing it publicly.
Social
Weekly Family Meeting
Create a 30-min weekly family meeting with fixed agenda: gratitude, challenge, plan.
Leadership
Bias Mitigation Plan
Before people-affecting decision, identify 3 potential biases and create a shield for each.
Leadership
Powerful-Question Bank Building
Collect 20 strong open questions fit for any coaching session, instead of improvising or repeating "how do you feel about that?" only.
Leadership
Group Coaching Facilitation Basics
In group coaching, your role isn't answering but fairly distributing attention and turning one person's problem into collective learning.
Leadership
Disagreeing with Your Boss Productively
Use the format "I agree on X, but I see a risk in Y, and suggest Z" instead of silence or unstructured direct opposition.
Parenting
Collaborative Problem Solving
Instead of imposing a fix, collaborate with your child to solve concerns of both — Ross Greene method.
Digital & AI
Socratic AI Tutor
Ask the model to question you instead of answering, surfacing and deepening your understanding.