Rule 1 — One note. One question. If you need two notes, you need two days.
Rule 2 — Yes or no. Not “what should I do with everything.”
Rule 3 — Name a verb. Send. Cancel. Book. Delete. Verbs are handles.
Rule 4 — Name a thing. This email. That ticket. Saturday. Things are anchors.
Rule 5 — If the note would embarrass you on the fridge door when guests arrive, it is probably specific enough.
Rule 6 — Illegal, cruel, or someone else’s secret → no throw. The site should refuse. So should you.
Rule 7 — Throw after the note exists, not before. The note is the work. Wood is the period.
Rule 8 — Peel the note off after. Walls forget. Browsers should not become wallpaper.
Entertainment only. Not advice. Sticky notes fade. Decisions shouldn’t hide inside them forever.