3. Tackle the medium bugs

Goal of this week:

Upgrade from fixing only “easy wins” to addressing medium-level bugs — the ones that take a bit more time, thought, or planning, but create real improvements in your productivity, workflow, agency operations, and life.

This week is about:

  • building confidence
  • learning how to break down bigger problems
  • making progress on friction points that slow you down more significantly
  • practicing structured thinking and follow-through

Still not the hardest bugs.

Still not emotionally heavy ones.

But deeper than last week.

Why Week 3 Is a Game-Changer

Week 1 taught you awareness.

Week 2 taught you momentum.

Week 3 teaches you capacity.

You don't want to stay stuck fixing tiny problems forever because you never build the skill of breaking down meaningful tasks.This module is about that.

You will learn to:

  • take a medium-sized bug
  • break it into pieces
  • choose the smallest starting point
  • complete it using a simple and predictable system

STEP 1 — Identify Your “Medium Bugs”

Open your Bug List. Filter by difficulty 4–6.

These are:

  • not instant
  • not intimidating
  • not emotionally heavy
  • but meaningful
  • and absolutely solvable with a little structure

Examples of medium bugs:

  • Your client onboarding process works… but creates friction.
  • Your workspace is functional… but not optimized.
  • You can edit videos… but it takes too long because you lack a repeatable workflow.
  • You have a filing system… but it’s messy and slows you down.
  • You have a gym routine… but it’s inconsistent.
  • You want to learn a tool (e.g., Zapier, Pinecone, Airtable automations)… but haven’t structured the learning.

Pick one medium bug for this week. Just one.

Deep work > wide work.

STEP 2 — Break the Bug Down Into 3–5 Mini Steps

Medium bugs overwhelm people because they try to solve them in one chunk.

This week you’ll do the opposite. Take your medium bug and break it into 3–5 steps, each one:

  • clear
  • concrete
  • low-pressure
  • ideally completable in 20–40 minutes

This is how you turn a “medium” problem into a series of small, achievable steps.

Example (AI agency):

Bug: Client onboarding always feels chaotic.

Mini steps:

  1. List every touchpoint in onboarding.
  2. Combine repetitive info into one form.
  3. Create a Google Doc or Notion “Client Welcome Pack.”
  4. Build an Airtable automation for assigning tasks.
  5. Test the entire flow with a fake client.

Example (content creator):

Bug: Editing takes too long.

Mini steps:

  1. Audit your last 3 videos and find bottlenecks.
  2. Create a reusable project template in your editing software.
  3. Pre-build audio filters and color presets.
  4. Write a simple “editing checklist.”
  5. Time your next edit using the new system.

Example (workspace):

Bug: Workspace feels cluttered and unfocused.

Mini steps:

  1. Remove all items not used daily.
  2. Reorganize drawers by category.
  3. Improve lighting + monitor height.
  4. Label cable organizers.
  5. Add one item that increases motivation (plant, lamp, minimal decor).** **

STEP 3 — Schedule 2 Deep Work Sessions

Unlike Week 2 (where sessions were 10–20 minutes), this week:

✅ You’ll schedule two 45–60 minute sessions.

These are your “Medium Bug Sessions.”

You want enough time to make real progress without rushing.

Book them in your calendar immediately.

Examples:

Tuesday 10:00–11:00

Saturday 16:00–17:00

These sessions are sacred. They’re your step toward real personal systems thinking.

STEP 4 — Complete 2–3 Mini Steps

You don’t have to complete the entire bug. Your job is simply this:

✅ Complete at least 2–3 of the mini steps you listed.

Once you finish them:

  • check them off
  • celebrate the win
  • experience how good it feels to make measurable progress

The bug will already become “lighter” and easier.

STEP 5 — Log Your Progress

In your Weekly Action Template or Notion Doc, add:

  • Medium bug chosen
  • Mini steps
  • Sessions scheduled and completed
  • Progress made
  • Remaining steps
  • Difficulty rating after progress (it often drops)
  • Notes / insights

This trains the habit of reflection — essential for operators and founders.

This builds confidence, structure, and consistency — core skills for anyone who wants to scale their productivity, their agency, or their creative work.

Next week, we’ll take this skill and practice how to handle more complex bugs: emotionally difficult, cognitively heavy, or operationally large tasks you’ve been avoiding.

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