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All 108 frameworksWabi-Sabi - Imperfect Progress
The prompt
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Pro tip, from the book
The most honest question Wabi-Sabi asks is: 'Who am I protecting by not shipping?' The answer is almost never the customer, it is yourself. From criticism, from comparison, from the discomfort of being judged on real work rather than potential work. Wabi-Sabi teaches that the courage to show imperfect work is itself a form of beauty. Ship it.
Who should run this prompt
Module role profileWho should challenge how you are leading yourself? Self-leadership is the hardest kind because the subject and the observer are the same person. The roles on this page are designed to give you perspectives you cannot generate from inside your own thinking — the mentor who has already made your mistakes, the coach who sees your patterns more clearly than you do, and the critic who wants you to win. Use them when clarity matters most.
The roles below are who the book suggests running this prompt — this lesson’s prompt doesn’t open with a single swappable role clause, so pick one and adapt the prompt’s own wording yourself.
◆◆◆◆◆ → ◆ seniority, board level down to specialist◈ outside the organisation
How to make any role sharper
- Add years of experience: "...with 15 years in enterprise SaaS" produces different depth than just the title.
- Add what they care most about: "You care most about [X]" shapes every word of the output.
- Add their communication style: "Be direct. Flag risks first. No jargon." changes the tone entirely.
How the framework works
From the printed pageShip imperfect work. Build a beautiful, incomplete company. Move forward anyway.
Where the framework comes from
Japanese Zen Buddhist aesthetic — Wabi-Sabi philosophy · Applied to modern entrepreneurship
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As printed with this frameworkModule 10 — Lead Yourself First
The company can only grow as fast as its founder.
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