Original Advice

DONT: Overpromise deadlines or dismiss constructive feedback.

Deadlines Are Oaths, Feedback Is Fire

Stop promising timelines you know your spine can’t carry. Every inflated ETA erodes your crown. When you swat away critique, you broadcast fear, not confidence. The smartest person in the room underestimates the clock and overestimates the mirror. Deliver late once, they doubt you. Deliver late twice, they define you. Pride won’t debug your code or ship your deck. Precision will.

Deadlines aren’t calendar squares; they’re trust contracts. Feedback isn’t an insult; it’s free R&D. Smart looks like underpromising, instrumenting the work, and letting data humble your ego. Build buffers, ask clarifying questions, expose your assumptions early. Ship v1 on time, iterate in daylight. Respect the critique that hurts the most. It reveals the lever. Consistency outruns charisma. Reliability is genius in work clothes.

Cosmic Context

Leo, ruled by the Sun, you command the room by existing. Aim your radiance with discipline, and let feedback sharpen your shine.

Action

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Publish a realistic timeline today and add a 25% buffer.

You are allowed to be boringly reliable.