← Notebook · Session 04 · 2026-08-08
The future-proof audit
Three instruments. What your week is actually made of, where you stand across six dimensions, and the one-line diagnosis that follows. Everything saves on this device.
1 · Your ten tasks
The things you actually did last week — not your job description. Weight each by the share of your week it took, then answer the four questions. Three or four yeses is the bottom of the ladder.
Your exposure
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Go and find: at least one task, with the share of your week it took.
2 · Six dimensions, out of 60
Score each one 1 to 10, honestly. A flattering score is a wasted evening.
Task exposure
What share of your week sits on the bottom two rungs?
Score 10 if under 20%. Score 1 if over 80%. The ten-task tool above gives you this.
Judgement
In the last month, how many real decisions did you make where you owned the consequence?
Not executing somebody else's call. Yours, with something at stake.
Trust
If you disappeared tomorrow, how many people would personally call to find out where you went?
Because they need you — not because they like you.
Taste
Can you look at three versions of work in your field and explain precisely why one is better?
'I prefer this one' scores low. A stated reason somebody else can check scores high.
Agency
In the last 90 days, what did you ship that nobody asked you to?
Zero is the most common answer. It is also the most expensive one.
AI leverage
Do you ask it questions, build workflows with it, or own systems that run without you?
Asking questions scores 1–3. Building workflows scores 4–7. Owning systems that sell output rather than hours scores 8–10.
Your score
— of 60
Still to score: task exposure, judgement, trust, taste, agency, ai leverage. No total until all six are in — a number built from half the answers is worse than no number.
3 · The three letters
Six dimensions gave you a number. Three questions tell you what to do about it.
T · Technology — the niche
Can you name your one skill in five words, and could somebody buy it today?
If it takes a paragraph, this is a No. That is information, not a failure.
B · Business — the domain
Can you name one industry where you know where the money leaks?
Not 'I have worked in it'. Who signs, what a good month looks like, what everybody complains about.
F · Future — the radar
Is there a recurring 90-minute appointment with the future in your calendar?
'I read a lot' is a No. An appointment is a Yes.
Your diagnosis
Answer all three and the diagnosis appears. Most people have exactly one letter — that is not a failure, it is a map.