Imagine your decision failed a year from now and write the reasons today — preventing 70% of catastrophes.

Start every email with one sentence containing the bottom line and the ask — recipients reply 3x faster.

Open higher than expected — becomes anchor for negotiation.

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

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

Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.

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

Before committing to a big decision, imagine it failed a year from now and list three primary causes.

Imagine entering the decision with what you know today — would you still make it?

Before any major decision, check 10 common cognitive biases that may distort your judgment.

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

Before people-affecting decision, identify 3 potential biases and create a shield for each.

When an idea seems intuitively bad but its test cost is low, approve it as a cheap experiment instead of rejecting it on intuition alone.

Before publishing/sending: 5 mandatory verification questions. No exceptions.

Before a big decision, ask AI to surface your biases through questions (not give the answer), then log the decision and prediction for later review.