**Have a set of guidelines to use for situations you haven't encountered before.** > When there’s no established process for doing something, your General Operating Principles are a set of principles, heuristics, and rules of thumb to enable more effective judgements for modifying existing systems or creating new ones. - Taylor Pearson Knowing these help you make decisions. Reflecting on them regularly (say, as part of a [[Weekly Review]]) helps you know them. # Example GOPs - I strive for [[simplicity]]. Would eliminating a system or saying "no" save time, energy, or money? I believe **less is more** and always seek to do more of less. (source: [[Work the System]]) - I do it NOW. I seize inspiration. I don't delay action if it can be done immediately. I touch it once. I implement immediately. I ship. (source: [[GTD]]) - I focus all my energy in my circle of influence. I do not concern myself with or worry about things over which I have no control. (source: [[7 Habits of Highly Effective People]]) **** ## Source - [The Value Of General Operating Principles](https://taylorpearson.me/principles/) - [[Antifragile Planning (article)]] ## Related - [[Decide and Move On]] - [[Principles are Verbs]]