MY AI BOSS THINKS EVERY TASK IS URGENT

i configured a planning assistant to be proactive. unfortunately, its definition of proactive was declaring every unfinished idea a potential emergency

by monday my dashboard contained forty-seven critical tasks, including 'rename project folder' and 'consider alternative desk lamp.' the assistant recommended immediate action on all of them

i asked which tasks actually threatened a deadline or customer commitment. after reviewing the evidence, the list shrank to three

i rewrote the rules so critical meant critical. the assistant now reminds me to eat lunch and occasionally suggests getting a better desk lamp, which is a much healthier relationship