The Ballast Kit

Listen: the Night Protocol (4 minutes)

For the 3 AM wake-up — the one moment when reading is exactly wrong. Put an earbud in, keep the lights off, and let it walk you through. Nothing is true at 3 AM until 9 AM agrees.

The printables

• The Steadiness Log Five questions, scored quarterly — your own data on whether the work is working. Download PDF
• The Ballast Method card Read. Check. Trim. Sail. — the four beats on one card. Download PDF
• The Weather Check card Signal or noise, in five questions. Download PDF
• The Night Protocol card The nightstand version of the audio above. Download PDF
• The Pre-Event Reset card The five minutes before the big thing. Download PDF
• The Storm Plan template Write it in calm conditions — you won't write a good one in the storm. Download PDF
• The First Thirty Days checklist The book's practices, day by day. Download PDF
• The Life Design Audit worksheet One real hour: chosen load vs. accumulated load. Download PDF