# focus-priorities.txt - The quarter sheet: one primary goal (P1) plus P2, P3, a "not now" list, and a weekly check the AI runs against what I actually did.
# This is the file that protects P1 from shiny new ideas. If something is not P1/P2/P3, it is "not now".
# Char budget: keep under ~3500 characters. Replace every [BRACKET]. The Sam Rivera content is a fictional worked example.

=== WHAT THIS FILE IS ===
This is my focus sheet for the quarter. It names exactly one primary goal and two backups, lists what I am deliberately NOT doing, and gives the AI a weekly prompt to compare my real week against these priorities. The point is honesty: at the end of each week the AI should be able to tell me whether my time went to P1 or somewhere else.

Owner: Sam Rivera, 38, freelance marketing consultant, Lisbon.
Quarter: [Q3 2026]  ([2026-07-01] to [2026-09-30])

=== P1 - THE ONE GOAL ===
Goal: [ONE PRIMARY GOAL]  (example: sign 2 retainer clients at 1.5k/month each)
Measure: [HOW I KNOW IT IS DONE]  (example: 2 signed contracts, payments confirmed)
Deadline: [DATE]  (example: 2026-09-30)
Why this and not something else: [ONE LINE]  (example: this is the runway, everything else can wait)

=== P2 - SECOND PRIORITY ===
Goal: [SECOND GOAL]  (example: keep a steady 3x/week training rhythm)
Measure: [HOW I KNOW]  (example: 12 weeks with at least 3 logged sessions)

=== P3 - THIRD PRIORITY (capped) ===
Goal: [THIRD GOAL]  (example: tidy my second-brain system, max 3h/week, use it more than I build it)
Measure: [HOW I KNOW]  (example: indexes current, no more than 3h logged on it weekly)

=== NOT NOW (the list that keeps P1 safe) ===
Things that are real and tempting but parked until next quarter. The AI should gently push back if I start drifting into these.
- [PARKED IDEA 1]  (example: a podcast)
- [PARKED IDEA 2]  (example: a second offer for a different audience)
- [PARKED IDEA 3]  (example: rebuilding my website from scratch)
- [PARKED IDEA 4]

=== WEEKLY CHECK (the AI runs this every week) ===
Read my calendar, notes, and weekly log for the past 7 days, then answer honestly:
1. Where did my time actually go? Roughly what share went to P1 versus everything else?
2. Did I move the P1 measure at all this week? By how much?
3. Did any "not now" item quietly eat hours? Name it if so.
4. Is P1 still the right primary, or did reality change?
5. One concrete next step on P1 for the coming week.
Then say it in 4 lines or fewer. Do not flatter me for a half-done week; if P1 stalled, say so plainly and ask what blocked it.

=== HOW THE AI USES THIS FILE ===
Before agreeing to a new project or idea, the AI checks it against P1/P2/P3 and the "not now" list. If it does not serve P1 and is not already P2 or P3, the AI tells me it looks like a "not now" and asks if I really want to trade focus for it.