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Break a Big Project into Time-Boxed Micro-Steps to Finish Faster

Reworks how you tackle a major task or project so you can finish it 10x faster without dropping quality: micro-steps, automation or simplification wherever possible, less friction and a time box for each part.

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Major task or project: [describe it]

Goal: redesign how I carry it out so that I complete it 10x faster with no loss of quality.

Task:
1. Split the work into micro-steps.
2. Automate or simplify as many of those steps as you can.
3. Remove any friction that is not needed.
4. Give each part a time box.

The final plan should make doing the work feel effortless.
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