Open dialogue about a painful family loss via Sue Johnson's emotional questions.

When you hear a name, anchor it with 3: pronounce it + match a famous bearer + a face trait.

Invent a new family tradition (weekly/monthly/yearly) to build shared memory.

Open the meeting with five minutes of silent reading of a written memo instead of slides.

Log every task you do for a full week, then tag: delegable / non-delegable.

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

Do not share any "shocking" news for 24 hours — breaking news is often corrected on day 1.

Disable all red count badges on app icons — they are engineered to trigger OCD reflex.

Paper book vs Kindle, paper vs Notes, watch vs phone clock.

Anki + 20 cards daily = 95%+ lifelong retention. Memory is craft, not gift.

After a Socratic learning session, ask AI to generate retrieval questions at increasing intervals (1 day, 3 days, a week) instead of relying on random memory.