Building this system and structure around my interactions is so freeing! I teach storytelling skills and the one that brings the biggest “woah” is the containment tool—which is to define the rules of the story. If you contain your story by knowing who the story is for, why you are telling it, where it will be told, and how long it is going to be, then your focus can shift to delivering value. I’m reading something similar here—build a helmet (container) to protect yourself not only from cognitive decline, but to sharpen your own experience. It is surrendering on your own terms. Thanks for putting in the work to clarify and then formalize your process!