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One thinking tool: what it is, when to reach for it, an everyday example, the trap, and one thing to try today.

Write what good enough means first, then choose the first option that meets it and stop searching.

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Your estimate is a best case, so check how long the last similar tasks really took before you promise a date.

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The first number you hear pulls every number after it, so write your own before you hear theirs.

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Before you remove a rule or habit that looks pointless, find out why it was put there.

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Sort a crowded to-do list by urgent and important, so the afternoon goes to what matters.

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Every yes costs the best thing you gave up, so name it before you spend.

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Look past the first effect of a choice to what it causes next, and what that causes after.

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Money and time already spent are gone either way, so they should not decide what you do next.

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Instead of asking how to succeed, ask how you would surely fail, then avoid that.

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