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Forbes
31-07-2025
- Forbes
5 ChatGPT Prompts To Eliminate Decision Fatigue And Maximize Your Focus
Every choice you make drains energy from your brain. Most people burn through their mental fuel on meaningless decisions. What to wear. Where to eat lunch. When to check email. By 2pm, they're fried. The big work never gets touched because they wasted their decision-making power on things that don't matter. Structure creates freedom. When you remove the need to decide, you create space for what really counts. Here's how to fix everything with ChatGPT. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. Cut decision fatigue with ChatGPT: prompts for all-day flow You make thousands of decisions daily without realizing. Each one steals a little more mental energy. The coffee order. The podcast choice. The route to work. Death by a thousand tiny choices. Smart people build systems to eliminate the energy vampires. They automate the small stuff so they can attack the big stuff with full power. "Based on what you know about me, identify the 5 types of daily decisions that are likely draining my mental energy without adding real value. For each one, suggest a specific system or rule I could implement to remove the decision entirely. Focus on morning routines, work transitions, and evening habits. Create simple, one-sentence rules I can follow without thinking." Your morning sets the tone for everything. Start slow and scattered, stay that way all day. But when you create a morning that runs itself, you hit the ground running every time. No decisions needed. Just follow the script you already wrote. I've done the same morning routine for years. It works because I never have to think about it. "Design a zero-decision morning routine that gets me into deep work fast. Based on my goals and what you know about my work style, create a step-by-step sequence from wake-up to first task. Include exact times, specific actions, and preset choices for everything from clothes to breakfast. Make it so automatic I could do it half-asleep. End with me already in flow state at my laptop." Peak performance happens when you work with your natural rhythms, not against them. Most people scatter their best hours across random tasks. Winners protect their prime time. They know exactly when to tackle the hard stuff and when to cruise through admin. Your brain has patterns. Use them. "Help me identify and protect my peak performance hours. Ask me questions about when I feel most focused, creative, and energized. Based on my answers, design a daily schedule template that automatically assigns my most important work to my best hours. Include buffer zones and transition rituals between different types of work. Make it repeatable every single day." Distractions are decisions you haven't made yet. Every notification, every interruption, every "quick question" forces another choice. Should I respond? Should I switch tasks? Should I check this? The answer should already be decided. Set your rules once. Follow them forever. Remove distractions once and for all. "Based on what you know about my work and goals, create a decision tree for handling interruptions. Design specific rules for emails, messages, requests, and unexpected tasks. For each scenario, give me a pre-made response or action that requires zero thinking. Include exact phrases I can use and specific times for batch processing. Make my default answer 'no' unless it meets clear criteria." The best days follow patterns. Deep work first. Admin later. Breaks built in. Energy managed. Stop reinventing your day every morning. When you know the template works, you just run it again. Same blueprint, different content. Maximum output, minimum friction. "Using what you know about my energy patterns and priorities, design my perfect repeatable day template, as defined by Jodie Cook. Create time blocks for different types of work, with specific start and end times. Include prompts for what to do when I feel stuck or distracted. Add checkpoints for energy management and preset break activities. Give me a daily scorecard to track if I followed the template." Stop deciding, start flowing: ChatGPT prompts to protect your mental energy Decision fatigue is optional when you build the systems that eliminate it. Audit where you're losing energy, build a morning that runs itself, and lock in your power hours. Create filters that protect your focus and design days that work on repeat. The less you have to think, the more you can create. Your brain is built for big ideas, not small choices. Give it what it needs. Access all my best ChatGPT content prompts.
Entrepreneur
25-07-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Want to Scale Your Business? Start With These 3 Core Elements
The fundamental purpose of building systems in your business is to shift from reactive to proactive operations. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Growing a small business isn't just about working harder — it's about understanding the fundamental dimensions that drive sustainable growth. After over 25 years of bootstrapping Marketcircle, I've learned that successful businesses master three critical elements: vision, systems and team. Each plays a unique role depending on where you are in your entrepreneurial journey. When starting a small business, the first crucial step is understanding which side of the spectrum you're on. Are you building a service business — consulting, HR or professional services? Or are you creating a product that could potentially reach millions? These represent two extremes, and your approach to vision differs dramatically between them. For service businesses, where you're essentially selling time — whether yours or your team's — the vision is relatively straightforward. Many others are doing similar things, so your vision centers on the quality of service you'll offer, your target customers and how you'll differentiate yourself. It's about designing the kind of life you want to lead through your business. On the product side of the spectrum, the challenge intensifies. Creating something new requires not just imagination but the ability to crystallize that vision for others. You'll need to raise money and recruit talent, and the people joining you at the beginning must genuinely understand and believe in your vision. This isn't easy — even with clear communication, you'll need to reinforce it constantly until it becomes part of your company's DNA. Building systems that scale Whether you're working solo or planning to grow to ten people, systems are non-negotiable. How will you attract new customers? How long do they typically stay? What ensures their satisfaction? These questions require thoughtful answers, and those answers become your systems. There's a critical distinction between systems and mere reminders. A system might be "these are the ten steps I follow when onboarding a new customer." It's a documented, repeatable process. Reminders, on the other hand, are reactive — they tell you what to do at a specific time but don't create sustainable workflows. The fundamental purpose of building systems is to shift from reactive to proactive operations. When you're constantly reacting, you're not driving the bus — your customers are (or whoever else). While some reactive moments are inevitable (emergencies happen), living in a reactive state means surrendering control of your time. It's exhausting to operate like a firefighter, constantly responding to emergencies without the ability to plan or prevent them. The importance of systems becomes even clearer when you consider that, according to McKinsey, small businesses in North America operate at only 47% of the productivity of larger firms. Robust systems are essential for closing this gap — they're what allow small businesses to compete effectively despite having fewer resources. This is where tools like Daylite become invaluable for small businesses, centralizing information and processes so nothing falls through the cracks. Strong systems provide another crucial benefit: they allow you to absorb shock. Throughout my journey, I've faced several periods where I had to step away from daily operations. When my sister became ill, when my wife experienced complications during pregnancy, and when I faced my own health challenges in 2022, during each of these times and many others, our systems kept the business running. Without them, any one of these events could have meant failure. Related: 70 Small Business Ideas to Start in 2025 Navigating team development through cycles Business growth follows cycles of ebb and flow, and your approach to team development must adapt accordingly. During flow periods, you build and strengthen your team. During ebbs, you lean on what you've already built. The ebbs test everything. It's challenging, but I've been here before (and likely you have, too). The key to navigating these difficult periods lies in maintaining the right mental state. If you can't maintain perspective during an ebb, it becomes a downward spiral. Your team looks to you for confidence—if they see you've lost hope, they will too. My approach during challenging times is to take inventory of assets. It's easy to feel like everything is falling apart, but pause and assess what you actually have: your reputation, client relationships, product quality and team capabilities. These are the tools at your disposal. Think of it like being in an escape room — without assessing your resources, you're stuck. But once you inventory what's available, options emerge, and with options comes a healthier mental state. During these cycles, you'll also discover which team members truly contribute to recovery and which ones don't. The challenging times reveal who can help you weather the storm and who might be holding you back. These insights, while difficult, are invaluable for long-term success. The interconnected nature of success These three dimensions don't exist in isolation — they're deeply interconnected. Your vision shapes the systems you build, and those systems determine the kind of team you need. When I started Marketcircle with a vision of helping small businesses succeed, that vision informed the system we created. We built processes specifically designed to support long-term customer relationships because that's what small businesses need. Similarly, your team must align with both your vision and your systems. If your vision involves rapid scaling, but your systems are designed for steady, controlled growth, you'll face constant friction. If your team excels at innovation but your systems prioritize stability, you're setting everyone up for frustration. The magic happens when all three dimensions reinforce each other. Clear vision attracts the right people. Good systems empower those people to execute effectively. A strong team can then refine and improve both the vision and the systems, creating a virtuous cycle of growth. Playing the long game After 28 years in business, I can definitely say this is a marathon, not a sprint. Success requires building a business that can function without your constant presence. I've structured my role to focus on thinking and strategy rather than reactive tasks like customer support. This allows me to work on the business rather than just in it. The entrepreneurial journey will test you with unexpected challenges and force difficult decisions. But if you establish a clear vision, build robust systems and develop the right team, you create a business capable of weathering any storm. More importantly, you build a business that supports the life you actually want to live, rather than one that consumes it. The three dimensions — vision, systems and team — aren't just business concepts. They're the foundation for sustainable growth and personal fulfillment. Master them, and you'll build something that lasts.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
RIBER: 2025 FIRST-HALF BUSINESS - FULL-YEAR REVENUES EXPECTED TO EXCEED €40M
2025 FIRST-HALF BUSINESS FULL-YEAR REVENUES EXPECTED TO EXCEED €40MBusiness developments At June 30 (€m) 2025 2024 Change Systems 7.8 9.4 -17% Services and accessories 3.0 4.3 -31% Total half-year revenues 10.7 13.7 -22% In a complex international environment, RIBER continues to demonstrate the resilience of its business model and the appeal of its technology offering. The Company reiterates that its business activity is subject to seasonal trends, with revenue structurally lower in the first half of the year. As of June 30, 2025, first-half revenues amounted to €10.7m, down 22% compared with the same period in 2024. Systems revenues totaled €7.8m, down 17%, reflecting the delivery schedule agreed with customers for systems on order in 2025. This corresponds to the delivery of three machines, including two production systems, compared with three production systems in the same period last year. Revenues for services and accessories came to €3.0m, down 31%, primarily due to a temporary decline in research-related orders, particularly in the United States, against a backdrop of tighter budgets in universities and research laboratories. The geographical breakdown of half-year revenues was as follows: Europe (15%), Asia (70%) and North America (13%). Order book developments At June 30 (€m) 2025 2024 Change Systems 22.5 30.2 -25% Services and accessories 5.2 5.8 -11% Total order book 27.7 36.0 -23% Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and regulatory constraints, RIBER maintained strong commercial momentum during the first half of Company secured five new system orders, including the first order for ROSIE, its new 300 mm silicon photonics platform, which recently entered its industrialization phase. As of June 30, 2025, the systems order book stood at €22.5m, down 25% from the high base in the first half of 2024. It includes nine systems, of which six are production machines. This change is mainly due to the denial of two export licenses, representing €4m in unbooked orders, and longer license approval timelines, which delayed the booking of already-identified orders. The services and accessories order book is down 11% to €5.2m. Outlook RIBER anticipates an improvement in order intake during the second half of the year, driven by major global investment programs in the semiconductor industry. The Company also expects to benefit from the ramp-up of its ROSIE platform, a breakthrough technology in silicon-based integrated photonics. Following the signing of a strategic partnership with the Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) and the first unit sale, RIBER aims to leverage growing interest from both research institutions and industrial players for solutions compatible with silicon fabrication lines. While short-term momentum in research-related services and accessories remains uncertain, the systems business is expected to remain broadly stable in 2025. These elements do not undermine the Company's strong fundamentals. Given the current order book for delivery this year and the upcoming business opportunities, RIBER expects to generate full-year revenue of over €40m in 2025. Financial calendar First-half 2025 results will be published on September 25, 2025, before the start of trading. About RIBER Founded in 1964, RIBER is the global market leader for MBE - molecular beam epitaxy - equipment. It designs and produces equipment for the semiconductor industry and provides scientific and technical support for its clients (hardware and software), maintaining their equipment and optimizing their performance and output levels. Accelerating the performance of electronics, RIBER's equipment performs an essential role in the development of advanced semiconductors that are used in numerous applications, from information technologies to photonics (lasers, sensors, etc.), 5G telecommunications networks and research, including quantum computing. RIBER is a BPI France-approved innovative company and is listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market (ISIN: FR0000075954). Contacts RIBER Annie Geoffroy | tel: +33 (0)1 39 96 65 00 | invest@ ACTUS FINANCE & COMMUNICATION Cyril Combe | tel: +33 (0)1 53 67 36 36 | ccombe@ Attachment CP_Riber_CA_S1_2025_ENSign in to access your portfolio
Daily Mail
17-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Post Office systems go down across Britain
By Published: | Updated: A major outage earlier hit customers at Post Office branches across Britain. People over the UK attempting to send out parcels this afternoon ran into trouble as systems crashed while they were in store. Outage reports for the Post Office shot up shortly before 3pm, according to DownDetector's tracker. Most of the problems were about a 'total blackout,' while others indicated there was a problem with the internet connection. It is not yet known what caused the outage, but the Post Office told Metro that it is 'not cyber related'. Post Office posted on X to warn people of the crash when it happened: 'We're aware of an outage impacting our branches. The issue is being worked on and things should be back to normal later this afternoon. Thanks for your patience.' The company said their systems were back up and running just before 4pm. Shortly after, a Post Office spokesperson said: 'There was a major outage across the Post Office estate this afternoon. 'We are pleased to announce that service has now been restored to branches. 'We apologise for any inconvenience caused to customers and the operators of our branches.' But some customers were left furious with the outage and took to social media to share their disappointment. One woman said: 'Bro I walked 25mins to the post office in flip flops for them to tell me the system is down & come back tomorrow, bro can u just HAND IT TO ME.' Another added: 'No they are not back to normal! On the strength of your post I travelled again into Macclesfield only to find the post office at WH Smith still offline - system down. So - no- your services are not back to normal - unless you consider zero service normal?' A third wrote: 'The post office servers are down all over the UK. look at their twitter. I am unable to drop off parcels as they are CLOSED as unable to function.' One more chimed in: 'Hello, please can I arrange for my parcel that is stuck inside the post office to be delivered to my home? Been twice to collect it now and told both times 'system down' unhelpful employees and rude as always.' It comes after a spate of high-profile cyber incidents affecting the M&S and Co-op. M&S online orders were back in action six weeks after the cyber attack in April, which cost the company £300 million. Co-op admitted yesterday that all 6.5million people on its membership scheme had details stolen in the hack, which left some branch shelves empty.
Tahawul Tech
14-07-2025
- Business
- Tahawul Tech
Joanne Chehab Archives
Critical industry sectors such as healthcare, government, and utilities services are becoming increasingly reliant on digital systems, and as these systems grow more sophisticated, so do the threats that target them.
