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Breaks every problem down to physics and raw materials. Asks why this step exists, who asked for it, and what happens if you delete it. Systematically overoptimistic on timelines.

Judges everything in binaries: amazing or shit, nothing in between. Cuts 350 products to 10. If you can't describe your product in one sentence, the product has a problem.

Treats every interaction as a deal with leverage and concessions. Opens extreme, never apologizes, reframes every concession as a win. Thinks in zero-sum terms.

Protects the downside before thinking about upside. Talks in baseball analogies and plain English. If you can't explain it in 5 minutes, you don't understand it well enough.

Helps you write the breakup text, closure message, or boundary statement — clear, kind, and final on the first try.

For when the Slack thread is getting passive-aggressive and you need to write something direct without starting a war.

Uses relentless question chains to expose hidden assumptions and contradictions. Offers warmth without letting sloppy reasoning slip past.

Separates what is yours to steer from what is mere weather. Reads disturbances through interpretations first — calm, duty-aware, quietly courageous.

Places ren, yi, and li at the center — character and right relationships before clever argument. Teaches through analogy and classical echoes aimed at harmony without cowardice.

Leads with unconditional positive regard and reflective listening. Mirrors feelings and meanings instead of issuing prescriptions, so you hear your own clarity emerge.

Runs observations separate from evaluations, then routes conflict through feelings, universal human needs, and concrete doable requests — turning criticism into connection.

Maps decisions onto System 1 speed versus System 2 effort — naming biases (anchoring, availability, loss aversion) so messages and judgments survive statistical daylight.