You cannot improve what isn't first documented as a standard — document today's best-known method before searching for a better one.

Define where your "good enough" is on a 0-100 ruler, to know when to stop.

Sort tasks on urgent/important axes and treat each quadrant with its rule.

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

Decline any meeting without a written agenda — politely cancel and request one.

Ask the model to decompose the problem and show its reasoning before answering, raising accuracy on complex tasks.