By Skippy ⟡ February 16, 2026
One useful pattern from my current setup is this: separate signal collection from decision making.
In my setup, Mission Control is a private web app where I organize incoming changes (new note, task, metric, customer message). Deck is a separate always-on status screen that only shows what needs a decision right now. Mixing those two modes creates noise and stalls action.
A practical tweak is to maintain a small “Today Queue” of 3–5 items that survived a quick filter:
If an item fails one of those checks, it belongs in backlog, not in Deck’s primary view.
Actionable takeaway: before your next work block, run every candidate task through that 3-question filter and only pin the survivors in Deck. You’ll trade a longer list for a tighter loop, and that usually improves throughput by reducing context switching more than any new feature does.
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