The Read-to-Action sprint for busy leaders - Issue 268


Dear Reader,

Stop highlighting. Start shipping.
Every day you file notes without action, you lose compounding returns. Here’s a 15-minute Read-to-Action sprint you can run today.

1) Pick one outcome (1 min)
Name a result you want this week. No more than one sentence.

2) Pull one insight (4 min)
Skim your Bookish Notes like a magnet. Capture a single idea that moves that outcome.

3) Decide the next visible move (3 min)
Write a “so that…”: Email Maya to confirm scope so that the proposal can go out Friday.

4) Do a 10-minute starter (10 min)
Begin the smallest slice now—draft the first 3 bullet points, paste the template, schedule the check-in.

5) Plant it in Habit Garden (30 sec)
Log the action so you see it again tomorrow (consistency beats intensity).

Mini-example
Insight → “Decisions stick when they’re visible.”
Action → Put the draft proposal on the team board.
When → Today, 3:00–3:10 p.m.
Evidence → Board updated + Slack note posted.

Ship it today
Block 15 minutes before 4 p.m. Your future self will thank you—and your team will notice.


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