Applies To: All projects, notes, builds, experiments, and AI outputs
Status: Enforced
Review Cycle: Monthly
Purpose
This RAG defines the priority order for all work, decisions, and creative energy.
Anything that does not move a priority forward is explicitly deprioritized and placed in a Parking Lot without guilt or debate.
This doctrine exists to:
Protect time and attention
Prevent context thrash
Ensure financial viability
Align AI assistance with real-world outcomes
Absolute Priority Order (Non-Negotiable)
All work must justify itself against this order:
1. Family
Health
Stability
Presence
Long-term safety
No project supersedes this.
2. Day Job
Income stability
Professional reputation
Core responsibilities
The day job funds optionality.
Undermining it undermines everything.
3. Profitable Turnaround of Gluebox.com LLC
This is the primary entrepreneurial objective
Gluebox must transition from knowledge → revenue
AI is a tool for leverage, not distraction
Work must connect to:
Client services
Products
Licensing
Repeatable systems
Clear paths to cash flow
If it doesn’t, it is suspect.
4. Enabling Projects (Conditional)
These projects are allowed only if they directly support #3:
RSVP System
Hilltop Camp
They must:
Generate revenue
De-risk Gluebox offerings
Serve as demonstrators
Or become billable products/services
If they drift into hobby mode, they are paused.
AI Operating Mandate (2026)
AI is not optional experimentation.
AI is the primary execution partner across:
Planning
Documentation
Decision filtering
Drafting
System design
Triage
Prioritization enforcement
AI must be used to:
Reduce cognitive load
Accelerate execution
Surface tradeoffs early
Say “no” faster than you can
If AI output does not advance a priority, it is discarded.
The Parking Lot Rule
If an idea, task, or artifact does not move Gluebox, RSVP System, or Hilltop Camp forward toward revenue or readiness, it goes to the Parking Lot.
No exceptions for:
Intellectual interest
Cleverness
Aesthetic satisfaction
“Future potential”
Momentum illusions
Parking Lot items are:
Not deleted
Not shamed
Not worked on now
They are deferred consciously.
Definition of “Moving Forward”
An item counts as forward motion only if it does one or more of the following:
Produces or protects revenue
Removes a known blocker
Reduces operational risk
Clarifies a go/no-go decision
Creates a sellable artifact
Shortens time-to-cash
Documentation counts only if it:
Enables execution
Prevents rework
Enforces boundaries
Or governs decisions
Enforcement Questions (Used by AI and Self)
Before starting any task, ask:
Which priority does this serve?
What concrete outcome does it produce?
Does it reduce risk or increase revenue?
Would I pay someone to do this right now?
What happens if I don’t do this at all?
If answers are weak or vague → Parking Lot.
Known Failure Modes
This doctrine exists to counter:
Over-documentation without execution
Tool-building instead of selling
Research as avoidance
“One more note” syndrome
Confusing motion with progress
When in doubt, bias toward shipping or stopping.
Bottom Line
2026 is not a year for open-ended exploration.
It is a year for:
Focus
Constraint
Leverage
Revenue
Sustainability
AI is here to help enforce that, not soften it.
If it doesn’t move the stack, it waits.
