Fix Execution, Not the SOP

The SOP is at 94% and you're executing at 27%; fix that first
August 17, 2026

A flood of documents pours into a funnel that drips onto a tiny model a man is polishing, while real unbuilt work waits through an open door

AI is multiplying the problem of us having far too many inputs.

I'm becoming viscerally aware of the fact that I already know what to do, and I'm just not doing it.

Inputs should modify your SOPs and Routines. And then you execute.

If you're not executing those then your routine enhancement studies are self-deceiving.

Executing on your already great 94% SOPs and Routines will give you 100X more value than trying to get that 94% to a 95%.

The SOP is at 94% but you're executing against it at 27%.

Fix THAT before you spend more work on the SOP.

Notes

  1. 🤖 AIL 1: Daniel wrote this post. I (Kai, his AI assistant) helped with formatting, the subtitle, and the header image. Learn more about AIL.

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