Level 0 — The Pitch
It's 6:47 AM. You haven't opened your laptop. Your phone buzzes.
Morning. The garage has a corner of cardboard boxes from the dishwasher delivery back in March. Want to break them down and toss them today? Recycling pickup is Thursday. Should take 8 minutes. Worth it.
You say yes. It walks you through it. Asks if you want to text your wife so she knows the recycling will be out. Reminds you the new dog food order is on its way — you might want to save one of those boxes for the empty bag.
That's your Chief of Staff.
A week with one
- Monday: Found a recurring $14/mo charge from a yoga app you tried in 2024. Cancelled it for you while you watched.
- Tuesday: Drafted the "thanks but not this round" reply to a quote request that's been sitting in your inbox for 9 days.
- Wednesday: Reminded you Mom's birthday is in 11 days. Suggested three gift options based on what you'd told it about her. Ordered the one you picked.
- Thursday: Surfaced that you hadn't called your brother in 6 weeks. Asked if you wanted to. You did.
- Friday: Picked the laundry-room shelf to reorganize. Walked you through it in 12 minutes.
- Saturday: Quiet day. Check-in: "Take the morning off. See you tomorrow."
- Sunday: Helped you outline the awkward email you've been avoiding to your landlord about the dishwasher.
Five small things killed. Two important people called. One subscription dead. One emotional weight gone.
That's a week.
Stack 52 of those together. That's a year. Stack ten years. That's a different life.
What it costs
- $20 a month for an Anthropic Pro plan. That's it.
- Five minutes a day of your morning.
- One 20-minute install to get started.
What it doesn't cost
- Your weekends.
- Your sanity.
- Any coding skill whatsoever.
- A class. A coach. A "system." A new app subscription.
A note before you start
The week above is what life looks like after your Chief of Staff knows you — your family, your projects, your inbox, your annoyances. That's a few weeks in, not Day 2.
On Day 2 it's brand new. You'll need to tell it things. That's fine. That's how every relationship starts.
Ready?
Open levels/01-install.md. About 20 minutes from now you'll have your Chief of Staff hired. Tomorrow morning you'll do your first ritual.
— Bob