[ Blank Pages ]

Some repetitive activities don’t need to start each time with a blank page.   From the iteration of previous experiences, there’s bound to be a framework, checklist, or guidance posts to help accomplish the task in a reliable, repetitive way.

This applies to the obvious things like quality control processes and measurement accuracies.  It also applies to bigger picture activities like forming a new project team or writing reports.  These tasks have been done before, by someone, and so there no need to start with a blank page.  

Sometimes the freedom of a blank page is absolutely appropriate.  Sometimes, it’s not.