105 hours of commitments.
60 hours in the week.
Vince is a chief of staff you text. He maps everything you carry, shows your load as one number, helps you shed what doesn't fit, and follows through on the rest by text, phone and web. Nothing goes out in your name without your yes.
The demo is every screen on sample data. Nothing you do there reaches anyone.
You text him what's on your plate.
He keeps your week realistic and does the busywork.
Vince is a chief of staff who lives in your texts. Here is the whole idea in four steps; the rest of this page shows how each one works.
- 1
Tell him everything you're juggling.
Text it, say it or type it: work, school, family, the gym, the side project. He keeps all of it on one map, with the hours each thing really takes.
I lead a team, take two classes, train 4× a week and I'm launching something.Work · 28 hClasses · 12 hGym · 5 hFamily dinners · 4 hSide project · 6 h - 2
He tells you if it fits.
He adds up the hours and shows you one number. 175% means you've promised more than your week can hold.
175%of your week105 h promised60 h you have - 3
He helps you let go.
Drop it, hand it off or shrink it, and watch the number fall. When a new ask won't fit, he helps you say no.
- Code reviewhanded off · −4 h
- Side projectshrunk · −2 h
- Hackathon organizingdropped · −3 h
Your week160% - 4
He does the follow-through.
A short plan each morning, reminders, the one email that can't wait, texts, calendar changes, even calls. Nothing goes out in your name unless you asked for it or said yes.
Dana needs the signed contract by noon. Drafted “Thursday works for the call.” Reply yes K7Q2 to send.yes K7Q2✓ Sent to Dana.
No new app to learn and no list to keep up: you talk to him like a person, and he keeps the whole week in his head.