The simplest AI playbook we know doesn't involve a single large language model. It's three questions, asked by YOU to YOU. They work for any size company, any seniority level, Jim and Mike write:

1. What are the three things, in order of importance, you must do to meet or exceed expectations in your gig?
2. What are three things you think you're supposed to be doing that make no sense, could be done better or not at all?
3. What are three things AI could do better than you to 10x your output?

⚡ That's it. Nine answers per person.

• Worst case: You force clarity and alignment with your boss. Everyone walks out knowing what actually matters.
• Best case: You kill the dumb stuff and fill your days with truly vital work — with AI handling what shouldn't have been on a human's plate to begin with.

🎯 We provide a new template for this in our book with Roy Schwartz, "Simplify: Do 50% More with 50% Less," out Sept. 15.

• It's called Confront-Delete-Amplify: Confront what matters. Delete what doesn't. Amplify with AI. You'll hear a lot more on this from us this summer.

💡 Try it this week. The answers will tell you more about your job, time management and company than any quarterly check-in with the boss.

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Coffee plants bloom in Utuado, Puerto Rico, as bees pollinate the flowers.

• By November, the harvest should yield "one of the best coffees in the world," Finish Liner John Lombardo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, tells us.

⛰️ The plants are at John's weekend casita in the mountains. He also grows passion fruit and Caribbean cherries to share with friends and family.