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Daily Prep: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Dense work day. Three back-to-back: Josh 1:1 10am (GPS retrospective draft is the centerpiece) → Studio Services + CRISPRkit 1pm (close out the CRISPRkit handoff for Cathy, surface the cost sheet) → Coding SofIA 2:30pm (Sergio + Micaela, new addition since yesterday’s prep). The GPS draft is in prep/2026-05-20-gps-narrative-draft.md and is ready to share. Josh’s sacrificial draft may land any moment — watch for it.

Open Threads from Yesterday

  • 🟢 GPS retrospective draft — READY at prep/2026-05-20-gps-narrative-draft.md. About 1,100 words, R/R/R structure, /stop-slop applied, wellness paragraph reflects the Eat to Live + 2-miles-a-day reality. Decision before 10am: share via Slack link before the 1:1 (so Josh skims) or hand over verbally in the meeting. Recommendation: share now so Josh can skim before joining.
  • 🟡 Josh’s sacrificial GPS first draft — promised “mid next week” on May 14. Should land today if it hasn’t already.
  • 🔴 Strategic Huddle (May 12) running-notes STILL not filed. Carried 9 days now. The vibe-coded MVP-as-a-service idea, capacity calibration framework, Cyan stall, Joe OOO question, CRISPRkit handoff Q are all unfiled. Worth a 15-min push between meetings today.
  • 🟡 Flash Lab cost sheet — went live at yesterday’s Leading Educators call (Mike Acedo + Louisa Rosenheck). Status of that conversation unknown — check if any feedback or next steps emerged. Surface at 1:1 if Josh wants to debrief.
  • Cost sheet feedback from Josh — sent May 6, two weeks now. The 1pm Studio Services is the natural place to surface if not addressed in the 1:1.
  • Wen Ma MyBook reply — still owed.
  • Cyan DeVeaux intros — still stalled.

Today’s Calendar

10:00–10:45 AM PT — Josh ↔ Reuben 1:1 🔴 (THE big slot)

With: Josh Weiss Zoom: stanford.zoom.us/j/94194351840 (PW: 588228) Centerpiece: GPS retrospective draft (yours + Josh’s sacrificial). Tight iteration cadence promised May 14.

Three things to land:

  1. Josh’s read on the draft. He’s seen R/R/R as the scaffold; this is the first time he sees how it carries through 1,100 words. Listen for: which paragraph he wants tightened, which examples he’d swap, where the honest-gaps land vs. overclaim.
  2. Exchange drafts. If Josh’s sacrificial is in flight, get it. If not, ask when.
  3. Next step. Iteration cadence (one more round before June 30 submission?), or does he want one more in-meeting pass?

Status updates to fit in briefly (1-2 min):

  • Yesterday’s Leading Educators / Flash Lab call (Mike Acedo, Louisa Rosenheck) — debrief on the cost sheet’s first live test.
  • Cyan stall — still no movement; commit to a triage call this week.
  • CRISPRkit handoff — 1pm Studio Services is the close-out moment.

Filing: meetings/josh-1on1s.md (not running-notes) with heading ## Josh 1:1 (May 21, 2026).

1:00–2:00 PM PT — Studio Services + CRISPRkit 🔴

With: Moraima DiMare (organizer), Cathy Chase, Alex Choi (CRISPRkit), Josh Weiss, Joe Sherman, Maren Pfirrmann Zoom: stanford.zoom.us/j/94440577008 (PW: 598531) Context: Studio Services moment for CRISPRkit. This is the natural moment to close the CRISPRkit handoff question Cathy raised at the May 12 Strategic Huddle — is the handoff to Belinda formal/complete or still in flight? Things to surface:

  • CRISPRkit handoff close-out (open from May 12 huddle).
  • Cost sheet feedback to Josh (if not addressed in 1:1 — gentle nudge).
  • Alex Choi cross-platform app development collab (carried action from Mar 23 — ID: 0e334103). Filing: meetings/running-notes.md → ## Studio Services and CRISPRkit (May 21, 2026).

2:30–3:30 PM PT — Coding SofIA 🟡 NEW

With: Micaela Bonilla, Sergio Andres Arango Zoom: stanford.zoom.us/j/94572258047 Context: Working session on SofIA (the canonical vibe-coded MVP case). Open SofIA action items in action-items.md: auth flow + database schema design (ID: e5f6a7b8), security doc → Sergio + Micaela (ID: ecbf315c). This session is likely where one or both get worked. Prep: Pull up the auth-flow notes + the security doc draft if it’s started. No prep doc filed yet — light scaffolding is enough. Filing: meetings/running-notes.md → ## Coding SofIA (May 21, 2026). Note SofIA decisions / action items.

Calendar Reconciliation

Yesterday’s look-ahead said today would have: Josh 1:1 10am ✅ + Studio Services + CRISPRkit 1pm ✅. Both confirmed.

🆕 Coding SofIA 2:30pm with Micaela + Sergio — new since yesterday’s prep. Likely scheduled in the last day or two. Surfaces the SofIA work that’s been on the action-items list.

Email Action Items

Inbox is empty so far today. Carryover from earlier this week (Wen Ma MyBook reply, Nadia ISTE next-steps nudge, Joe Sherman Airtable adds, Anthony Pollina) still owed.

Slack Catch-Up

Skipping deep scan — the week’s run has been quiet, no urgent DMs surfaced yesterday. If Josh sent the sacrificial GPS draft via Slack, surface it before 10am.

Reminders

Apple Reminders — no overdue / due-today items.

Same 5 stale aspirational items in Claude-ToDo. Carried 6+ days now. Triage this weekend on personal laptop.

From Inbox Processing

INBOX.md is empty. Nothing to route.

Cadence Checks

  • Timecard: ✅ Submitted May 15. Next deadline May 31 (~10 days).
  • End-of-month Airtable: Last week of May approaching. Plan to run /monthly-airtable Friday or Monday.
  • Strategic Horizon: Still overdue from April. Now 4+ weeks of carryover.
  • Travel — DCI June 5: 2 weeks out. Egencia booking window closing — book this week or it gets painful.
  • Meeting prep needed (next 3 days):
    • Tue May 26, 11am — AS:DE. Standard weekly. Light prep.
    • Tue May 26 — Strategic Horizon update worth pulling together for the Tuesday team meeting (end-of-month cadence).
  • qmd re-index: Run after daily file generation.

Today’s Priorities (Top 5)

  1. 🔴 10am Josh 1:1 — GPS retro draft exchange. Share the doc before 10am so Josh can skim. Land: his read on the draft + his sacrificial in hand + next-step cadence.
  2. 🔴 1pm Studio Services + CRISPRkit — close out the CRISPRkit handoff question for Cathy; light cost-sheet nudge to Josh if needed.
  3. 🟡 2:30pm Coding SofIA — work the auth-flow + schema items with Sergio + Micaela. File notes.
  4. File Strategic Huddle (May 12) running-notes — 9 days carried, 15-min job, between-meeting slot if one opens.
  5. Yesterday’s Leading Educators meeting filing — quick write-up of the Mike Acedo / Louisa Rosenheck call → meetings/running-notes.md. Create people/mike-acedo.md + people/louisa-rosenheck.md.

Stretch:

  • Egencia DCI June 5 booking.
  • Reply to Wen (MyBook).
  • Cyan triage call (commit-or-pause).

Full task queue: see action-items.md.

This Week + Look-Ahead

Day Date Events
Thu May 21 Josh 1:1 10am, Studio Services + CRISPRkit 1pm, Coding SofIA 2:30pm
Fri May 22 Weekly Personal Review 2pm
Mon May 25 —
Tue May 26 AS:DE 11am, end-of-month Airtable run
Wed May 27 —
Thu May 28 Josh 1:1 10am

Session Notes

(Added through the day as significant work sessions occur)

Generated: 2026-05-21 morning. GPS draft is the centerpiece of the 10am. Three back-to-back meetings; protect energy between them.

Source: daily/2026-05-21.md