A habit for better work

Start with a problem,
not AI.

After talking with dozens of businesses, we’ve found that the hardest part is often changing the habits behind the work. We made this guide to help you notice what keeps repeating, question the current approach, and choose a useful change to try.

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Notice.
Question.
Change.

One recurring task is enough to start.

01 / Catch the habit

Course Correction

Click through the steps to practise noticing repeated work and trying a better way.

Another day. The same work.

We often keep going without questioning the route.

02 / Compare the problems

Give your next move LIFT.

Once you’ve spotted a few problems, use LIFT to compare them and decide which to tackle first.

How big is the task?

How many people are involved, and how much work does it take?

0 = little work involved · 5 = substantial work or many people

See an illustrative example

Send an invoice — Load 2 · Impact 5 · Fallout 4 · Try / Test 5 → 16/20

Assume one person sends invoices, timely invoicing matters, delays have consequences, and it is easy to test a change. These are teaching scores, not measured results. Your context may change every score.

03 / Make it useful

What keeps coming back?

Name the problems in your business, give each one four scores, and compare the totals. Choose whole numbers from 0–5; higher means more work, more change, more cost if left, or an easier test. Leave a score blank if you haven’t answered it yet. The total appears after all four scores are entered.

L: size of the work · I: change if solved · F: cost of leaving it · T: ease of testing

How to read the total: Add L + I + F + T for a total out of 20. Each score counts equally. Use the total to compare problems and discuss a small test; it isn’t a validated priority score or a rule to automate the highest scorer.

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