Building It Live #9: What Ten Weeks Looks Like
Ten weeks in. We missed a weekly update. We didn’t miss the work.
We’re Spending Less Time Negotiating
The biggest change isn’t that we’re doing more.
Before, a busy week usually meant movement disappeared. Now there’s always a smaller version that keeps us going. The decision about what that looks like has already been made.
Tom’s version looks different from mine. He’s been learning to leave something in reserve — to back off a little rather than push until he’s wiped out. His minimum is different from mine. The Framework isn’t trying to make everyone do the same thing. It asks you to figure out what actually works for you and build that in.
Before, a busy week usually meant starting over the next Monday. Now it doesn’t.
Fewer Things Stay in Someday
Another thing that’s changed is that fewer things stay in the “someday” category.
When something matters, we’re more likely to give it a place on the calendar instead of hoping we’ll eventually get around to it. And if it doesn’t matter enough to schedule, that’s useful to know too. It doesn’t sit there taking up space anymore.
There seems to be less mental clutter than there used to be. We’re spending less time thinking about what we should do and more time either choosing it or moving on.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but I think that’s what Module 1 was really about. Not making dramatic changes. Getting clear enough that ordinary decisions became easier.
Comparing Notes
Tom and I are doing this together, which isn’t a requirement. The Framework is built to work on its own.
But having someone to compare notes with has made it more enjoyable. We’re not checking up on each other. We’re just talking about it — the things we want to make room for, what’s working, what isn’t. Sometimes it’s a real conversation. Sometimes it’s a sentence at dinner.
Tom’s plan is his. Mine is mine. But having someone who understands what you’re building makes it easier to keep building it.
That’s one of the reasons the beta is built this way.
The September cohort will move through all three modules together — weekly lessons, biweekly Zoom calls, ninety days of working alongside people doing the same work at the same time. You’ll build your own plan while everyone else builds theirs.
The beta isn’t just getting early access to the Framework. It’s moving through all ninety days with people who are building their own lives right alongside you.
If that sounds like something you’d want to be part of, the waitlist is open.