Your First 14 Days

Your First 14 Days

Day-by-day plan

Days 1–3: Observe

1. Start a friction log. Every time you do something repetitive, write it down.
2. Note how often it repeats (daily, weekly, per-project).
3. Estimate time spent per occurrence.
4. By day 3, circle the top three friction points.

Days 4–5: Choose and decompose

4. Pick one workflow: frequent, time-consuming, low-risk.
5. Decompose it: list every step, identify constants vs. variables, label autonomy levels.

Days 6–7: Build your first step

6. Open your agent tool (see Tools section below). Build one step from your workflow.
7. Test it with real data from this week. Check the output honestly.

Days 8–9: Refine

8. Based on testing, tighten your instructions. Add specifics, examples, and edge case rules.
9. Re-test. Lock a "good enough v1."

Days 10–11: Compose

10. Build a second step that naturally follows the first.
11. Chain them together into one flow.

Days 12–13: Formalize

12. Add a human review checkpoint. Define what "done" looks like.
13. Name the workflow. Write a short note: when to run it, what inputs it needs, where the output goes.

Day 14: Review and plan

14. Measure results. How much time did you save? How was decision quality? What would you improve? Pick your next workflow.

Minimum success by day 14

• One working, reusable workflow.
• A real time savings you can point to.
• At least one moment where the output genuinely improved a decision or saved you from missing something.
• A list of improvements for v2 and your next workflow to build.