One of the greatest tools I ever took from my years in software wasnât code⌠it was the daily standup. Every morning, the team would gather and answer three questions: 1. What did you accomplish yesterday? 2. What got in the way? 3. What outcomes are you committed to today? Simple. Clear. Zero fluff. It kept everyone aligned, kept blocks visible, and kept momentum steady. But the real magic was the middle question, âWhat got in the way?â Thatâs where breakthroughs happened. Thatâs where someone on the team would say, âOh, Iâve solved that before. Hereâs the shortcut.â And suddenly a problem that couldâve eaten two days⌠evaporated in two minutes. I use this rhythm with my team now. I use it on group coaching calls. But hereâs the part nobody teaches you: You can use it with yourself. Every morning, run your own standup. Journal it. Say it out loud. Doesnât matter. What matters is getting the thinking out of your head and into the real world.. Because once itâs written down, the fog lifts. You move from being âinsideâ the problem to seeing it from above. Thatâs distributed cognition. And itâs one of the best operating systems a founder can install. You donât need more motivation. You need a daily moment of clarity. A check-in. A reset. A rhythm. The agile mindset wasnât built for software. It was built for humans trying to move fast in complex environments. Founders need it more than anyone. đ - James