Hi Reader,
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A quick note about last week (plain talk) I didn’t send a newsletter last Saturday. It sat between U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Inboxes were full I thought.

Also, something felt off in my own system. I paused, fixed a few pieces, and found three simple ideas that helped: seasons, focus minutes, and work blocks. I’m sharing them with you today. I also restarted my yoga practice (as a practitioner) ,but that's another story and I don't need to talk about the benefits of exercise and mindfulness, do I?

Mini Insight (from the book)
​Small + right-sized beats big + hopeful.
When your plan fits your season, your week feels lighter.

Try-This-Now (≤3 minutes)
​1. Pick your season for the next 1–2 weeks: Launch / Recovery / Building / Maintenance / Pivot.
2. Choose one Focus Minute (a tiny task that takes 5–30 minutes and moves a real project forward).
3. Give it a work block (put it on your calendar or a sticky).
Stop—this counts.

Quick glossary (no jargon, just plain words)
​• Season = your current phase (e.g., Launch = push; Recovery = rest + light work; Building = steady progress).
• Focus Minute = a small, do-able work unit (5–30 minutes) that makes real progress.
• Work block = the time you set aside to run that Focus Minute.
• One-glance strip = a short list you can see at a glance: one big move, one promise, one upkeep habit.
• Note to Future You = 3 lines at the top of a project: last thing done, next small step, what to do if interrupted again.

How this fits the Living Profit System

The Living Profit System says your week should pay you in three ways:
1. Energy (you feel a bit better, not worse, after work),
2. Relationships (you keep promises to people who matter),
3. Income & Opportunities (you move the work that funds the future).

Each week, pick 1–3 Focus Minutes that touch these buckets. Example:
• Energy: 10-minute walk or tidy your desk so Monday feels clear.
• Relationships: write a thank-you note or confirm a client date.
• Income/Opportunities: ship a sales email draft or outline a page.

Focus Minutes are my own recent fix for “something fell off.” They kept me (and the work that matters) moving on low-energy days. They can do the same for you.

Spotlight: Two small helpers

Focus Minutes Prioritizer — custom GPT (beta next week)

• Answer a few quick questions (season, energy, what’s on your plate). and get ideas on what to do first in under a minute. • Gives 1–3 Focus Minutes + a tiny fallback so you keep momentum even on low-energy days.
• Works with your tools (paper or digital) so you can use what you already have.
Want early access? Reply “beta.”

Productivity Congruence Lab — Foundation (Beta, small group)
​• We build a tiny, working system around your season: capture, a weekly map, and a one-glance strip so your work week starts calm. You see what matters fast.
• Weekly work blocks and a “Note to Future You.” so re-starts drop from 20 minutes to about 2.
• We use your real life and tools so it sticks. No perfect app needed.

Book-in-Progress​
I’m drafting Pattern-First Productivity--which needs another round of drafts now :(. Want early peeks (and to vote on examples)? Reply “insider.”

Lab Beta (starts Jan 12, 2026 • founder price $497) ​
Small group. Plain language. Real tools. We’ll set your season, choose the right Focus Minutes, and make a tiny system you can run even on your worst day.

No purchase needed. Paper works. Digital works. We’ll use what you have.

Want first invite? Reply “lab beta.”

Excelsior,
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Pierre/
Founder, Curio Chat Academy
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P.S.: GPT beta opens next week. Say ‘beta’ and I’ll send the link first.

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