90 Days to See Clearly
See clearly. Let go. Take the first steps.
100% free — every week
By George Pu
Founder of SimpleDirect
Updated
You're reading another headline about AI replacing jobs. You feel something in your chest. You close the tab. You go back to work.
How It Works
3 Phases. 13 Weeks. A Closing Reflection.
Phase 1: Awareness
Separate observations, assumptions and open questions.
- Your task inventory and its evidence
- Changes you may be experiencing
- Hesitation and real constraints
- The money math
- What is known and what remains uncertain
Phase 2: Identity
Who are you beyond your job title?
- Life beyond the title
- Your skills, relationships, knowledge and experience
- Questions about reputation, trust, risk, judgment and responsibility
- Integration & recovery
Phase 3: Movement
Small steps, not big leaps.
- One tiny experiment
- One real conversation
- One hard no
- Graduation
What You Get
Everything Included, Free
Read at your own pace
The original program is available on the web
Daily micro-tasks
10-15 minutes, not hours
Closing reflection
Review your notes privately or share if you choose
Who This Is For
- You have a job but feel the ground shifting
- You've been meaning to "do something" but haven't
- You want frameworks for thinking, not just information
- You're willing to look honestly at uncomfortable truths
Who This Isn't For
- You want a quick fix or magic answer
- You're looking for "how to use AI tools" training
- You need immediate help (recently laid off)
- You need a hosted group or a coached program
Full Program
Phase 1: Awareness
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Week 1: The Wake-Up
Review tasks and record assumptions about AI exposure, then compare them with evidence from your own work.
8 min read
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Week 2: The Grief
An optional reflection on changes to identity, status, community and purpose.
8 min read
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Week 3: The Resistance
Examine hesitation, constraints and reasons to stay or change, without assuming one choice is correct.
8 min read
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Week 4: The Money Question
Explore cash, burn rate and runway assumptions alongside your own obligations.
8 min read
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Week 5: The Acceptance
Pause to distinguish observed changes from assumptions before choosing any next step.
8 min read
Phase 2: Identity
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Week 6: The Untethering
Start separating who you are from what you do. Life beyond the title.
8 min read
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Week 7: The Inventory
Take stock of everything you actually have — skills, relationships, ways of thinking that are uniquely yours.
8 min read
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Week 8: The Layers
Explore the author’s five-layer framework as a set of hypotheses, not a guarantee of protection.
8 min read
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Week 9: Integration (Recovery)
Phase 2 complete. Pause, integrate, and prepare for movement.
8 min read
Phase 3: Movement
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Week 10: The Experiment
One tiny experiment. Not a business plan — just something you can start this week.
8 min read
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Week 11: The Conversation
One real conversation with someone who sees the world differently. Not networking — connecting.
8 min read
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Week 12: The Commitment
Review one commitment or boundary that fits your circumstances.
8 min read
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Week 13: Graduation
Reflect on the original 90-day exercises and what, if anything, you want to carry forward.
8 min read
About George
George Pu is the founder of SimpleDirect, an independent Canadian AI lab. Founder Reality is his publication of essays and free resources on building companies, ownership and technological change.
You can read these exercises at your own pace and keep the parts that help you.
About George and his current workGeorge Pu
Founder, SimpleDirect
“You can't navigate what you won't look at.”
— From Week 1
What Day 1 Looks Like
Your first week is simple.
Find one article about AI and work. Notice how it makes you feel.
List your work tasks. Record observed results and untested assumptions.
Estimate time spent on flagged tasks and record the assumptions in your notes.
Sit with one question: If this job changes in 3 years, what would I do differently?
100% free. Every week, every chapter.