Hi Reader,
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How does one deal with variable level of energy? Simple (not necessarily easy): one plans for it. The same way one plans for different traffic velocities: by building velocity-aligned lanes.

Mini Insight​
Good flow deserves a clear path. Your Fast Lane is a short list you follow when energy is good. Less hunting. More doing.

Try-This-Now (≤5 minutes)

1. Open the place you look first (notes, calendar, whiteboard, or paper).
2. Make a page called “Fast Lane — This Week” and add three lines:
   • Big Move: one thing that truly moves you forward
   • Promise: one thing you owe a real person
   • Upkeep: one tiny habit that keeps things tidy
3. Give the Big Move a work block (15–30 minutes) on your calendar or a sticky. Pin/star the page. Stop—this counts.

Plain-word glossary

• Fast Lane: what you do on a good week when you have decent energy.
• Safe Lane: the minimum that keeps you on track when life hits.
• Focus Minute: a small, do-able work unit (5–30 minutes).
• Work block: the time you give a Focus Minute (calendar or sticky).
• One-glance page: a short list you can see in one look—your daily start point.

Pattern Tweaks

• Architect: Keep the list to three lines. Add “Not this week” for anything tempting.
• Surfer: Add a 2-minute starter next to the Big Move (e.g., write hook + 3 bullets).
• Keeper: Put Mon–Fri checkboxes beside Upkeep to see your rhythm.
• Pilot: Add one risk note: “What slips if this waits?”

Living Profit (why this matters)​
Your week should “pay” you in three ways:

• Energy: pick an Upkeep that leaves you a bit better (quick walk, tidy desk).
• Relationships: the Promise keeps trust with someone who matters.
• Income & Opportunities: the Big Move pushes the work that funds the future.
  One list. Three lines. Balanced progress.

Spotlight: tiny helper (beta)​
I built a Focus Minutes Prioritizer (a small helper made with ChatGPT). It asks a few short questions—your energy, your season, what’s on your plate—and offers 1–3 tiny actions plus a backup move. Works with paper or digital tools. Want the beta? Reply “beta.”

Book-in-Progress​
I’m drafting Pattern-First Productivity. Want early peeks (and to vote on examples)? Reply “insider.”

Lab Beta — small group, starts Jan 19, 2026 (founder price $497)

For two kinds of builders:

1. You’re doing well, but busy weeks feel shaky.
2. You’re rebuilding too often and want something you can keep.

In the Lab, we’ll set your season, choose the right Focus Minutes, and make a tiny weekly setup you can run even on your worst day—using the tools you already have (paper works, digital works). You’ll leave with a one-glance weekly page and a short note to future you so re-starts take minutes, not half an hour.

You already have the Reset Protocol—great base. In the Lab, we tie it together so it runs week after week.

Want first invite? Reply “lab beta.”

Excelsior,
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Pierre/
Founder, Curio Chat Academy
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P.S.: GPT beta is about to open. Say ‘beta’ and I’ll send the link first.

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