Just did the first part of my Operating Manual and finally saw it: I finished the part of the new house people live in, but I can't finish the garage that was meant to be mine, because "we already know I don't finish so I can't fail." Turns out that's not a discipline problem. It's a whole strategy I never noticed I was running. Did anyone else cry when they did the mirror report? Jim called it!

I’ve tried everything in my life… time management, 5:00 am meditation and journaling, calendar reminders, sticky notes, motivational speakers, business advice, courses I never finished. But I didn’t know these weren’t made for my brain. I joked all my life that I just live on the edge because I always finished projects in the last minute. I’m so excited to start this journey. It already feels different/

Just traced my bad days back to their first domino, and it turns out it is the very first thing I see when I get up. I also named the open loop that has been quietly charging me rent for weeks. My tiny daily promise is a shower, morning or night, small enough to keep on my worst day. On to my Manual.