The Clarity Protocol

There was a stretch a few years back where I was running a trade business, raising kids, and building a platform in the gaps between both — and my head was an absolute skip fire. You know the state. You're driving to a job and you can't remember if you replied to the customer, paid the supplier, or just thought about doing both. Forty open loops, none of them closed, all of them screaming at once. I wasn't tired in the body. I was tired in the head. Foggy. Reactive. Making decisions by whoever shouted loudest. Clarity isn't a personality trait you're born with. It's built. And like anything I've ever built, it needs a structure, not a vibe. …