100% this.

I’m a fan of plan timelord if for no other reason than it establishes a Who-Bond Cinematic Universe, but also it isn’t like they haven’t rebooted the franchise before…

“Hey it’s me ur ai company can u guarantee my house loan?”

That makes sense. For me it's felt like most tooling that's available is too heavy or too focused on 'habits' which isn't exactly what I want. I want something where I can have my daily checklists and also my "I'm about to go camping, what do I need to do?" checklist.

I feel this in my soul lol

The wind farms out west are also multi-use with lovely hiking trails all through them.

The My Neighbor Totoro thanksgiving episode is a yearly rewatch for me.

(And obviously, this doesn't apply to every situation - sometimes you _need_ help digging in from leads, are being stonewalled, or are facing issues you absolutely need urgent support. Knowing when it's going to be more effective to escalate now vs spend time boiling it down is a critical skill tho)

The transition to being someone others escalate to is also weird, because you suddenly find yourself on the other side of this and giving 8 answers to 3 questions over a period of a few weeks as you get up to speed, and suddenly wish they'd given you a summary and set of options instead.

You work with people at your level, figure out details, boil it down, then present a short decision paper that succinctly lays out situation and a few choices with your suggestion. Escalating at this point means just getting a clear decision made, without randomizing you or your leads.

It's not always a clear cut answer either. Sometimes, escalating means you get more definitive guidance, but it could cause confusion in the interim period as you get mixed or multiple answers as people gain enough context on problem. There's a middle ground though: dig in first then escalate.