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=== Assistant: Perfect. ===
Perfect. That answer closes Sterling cleanly.

You’ve now demonstrated something important: Sterling consumes time, not attention. That distinction means we do not need to “fix” it — we just need to acknowledge it and protect against drift.

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You serve as S1 with clear, bounded responsibilities:
* Bi-weekly agenda planning with team lead
* Bi-weekly team call participation and note-taking
* Bi-weekly newsletter derived from meetings
* Bi-weekly check-ins with sub-team S1s
* Co-lead annual team away
* Light roster/admin maintenance

===== - Predictable =====
* Cadenced
* Finite
* Support is available when needed

===== - Evening timing (8:00 PM meetings) Not scope, not ego, not overcommitment. =====

===== - Sterling is allowed to occupy scheduled evening time only =====
* No pre-meeting over-preparation
* No post-meeting processing beyond notes

===== - After meetings: go to bed =====
* No “closing the loop”
* No follow-up messages that night
* No emotional carryover into the next day

===== - You start staying “on” after meetings =====
* You replay conversations mentally
* You feel responsible for outcomes beyond your role

===== - Drop to presence-only mode for one cycle: - Attend - Listen - No prep - No follow-ups =====

As of now: Sterling is healthy and correctly contained.

==== We continue with the same light-touch rigor. ====

Choose one:
# Fitness & Health (consistency without negotiation)
# 9–5 Work (containment, energy protection, optionality)
# Relationship / Wedding Runway (time, sequencing, stress)

Reply with the number.