FREE COMPANION TOOLKIT
There Has to Be an Easier Way.
The free tools from the book. Print them, type in them, share them. No email required.
Three Steps to Your First Win
Read the Quick Start
The whole EASIER method on one page. Six questions that take you from "this keeps bugging me" to a better way you can actually keep. Print it and keep it where problems happen.
Do a Friction Hunt
Set a timer for ten minutes and write down what slows you down: something you searched for, waited on, or did twice. Then sort it and pick your first Easy Win.
Work One Problem
Take one problem through all six steps on a single page. Short answers are enough. Not sure what a finished one looks like? See the worked example below.
What Happens Now?
15 min. Map what really happens, start to done.
Remove, Simplify, Clarify, Prevent
15 minutes. Find your smallest useful change.
Small Test Plan
10 minutes. Try it before you commit.
Before-and-After Review
10 minutes. Keep it, change it, or stop.
Worked Example
5 minute read. See a Finished Worksheet.