Overwhelmed
One Rep Counts
WHEN TO USE Use when a project or task feels too large to begin. WHAT TO DO Ask: what is the smallest possible action that counts as starting? Not the plan, the first move. One email. One sentence. One conversation. Do it today. For the next seven days, your only commitment is that minimum action…
Track Burnout Like a Business Metric
WHEN TO USE Use when you sense depletion in others, or in yourself, but haven’t named the systemic issue. WHAT TO DO Rate your team weekly on exhaustion, cynicism, and efficacy (1-10 each). Each day for two weeks, note one observation about strain, not analysis, just data. At the end, ask: where do signals cluster?…
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Make the Right Things Easy
WHEN TO USE Use when your team keeps doing things you don’t want, or struggling to do things you value. WHAT TO DO Draw two columns: Easy (what currently requires no effort) and Hard (what you value but requires willpower). Circle one item from Easy that should be harder or eliminated, and one from Hard…
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Borrow Your Brain Back
WHEN TO USE Use when you feel scattered, shallow, or unable to think deeply. WHAT TO DO Remove your phone from the room — not silenced, gone. Choose one slow-cognition activity: read 10-20 pages of a print book, write by hand, or do single-task deep work offline for 45 minutes. Afterward, ask: when did my…
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