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Workspace Mise En Place by catcorner22

Name: Workspace Mise En Place
Author: CatCorner22

Workspace Mise En Place

Prepare the workspace before execution: files, folders, env, tools, references, and templates in place so work never stops for a missing ingredient. Culinary mise en place applied to repos, OneDrive, and study sessions. Use before starting an assignment, coding session, lecture day, or deploy. Scope boundary: during-task loops → `ooda-lean-loop`; folder taxonomy → `onedrive-organization`; defining done → `deliverable-first`.

CatCorner22 Updated Sep 21, 2026

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Workspace mise en place

Rule: No heat until the station is set. Heat = writing prose, coding features, presenting, submitting. Prep = everything else.

The three stations

Station	Question	Failure mode
Physical / device	Is hardware ready?	Dead battery mid-lecture
Digital / files	Is every file one click away?	Hunt through Downloads
Cognitive / contract	Do I know what "done" looks like?	Start writing without thesis

Universal pre-flight (5 minutes)

[ ] Done definition named in one sentence (deliverable-first or syllabus line)
[ ] Primary output location exists and is named (onedrive-organization pattern)
[ ] Reference materials open or linked (syllabus, rubric, starter repo)
[ ] Tooling verified once (test command, Plaud sync, Word template)
[ ] Calendar block reserved for this batch (outlook-email-calendar)
[ ] WIP limit: only ONE in-progress batch for this course/project

Student mise (Sunday or night before)

Item	Skill / action
Week calendar blocked	`outlook-email-calendar`
Course folders exist	`onedrive-organization`
Word template with styles	`word-documents`
Plaud charged + template set	`plaud-recording-capture`, `plaud-autoflow`
LMS deadlines copied to calendar	manual + syllabus PDF in `Syllabus/`

Developer mise (session start)

Item	Skill / action
Branch checked out	`cursor-team-kit`
`.env.local` / deps present	`bootstrap`, `env-vars`
Test/lint command known	`real-time-testing`
Acceptance checklist from issue	`deliverable-first`
Dev server or watch mode ready	narrowest verify command queued

Group project mise

[ ] OneDrive/Teams folder is source of truth (teams-collaboration)
[ ] Git repo linked in channel description (not zip-in-chat)
[ ] Roles named for this week (editor, presenter, integrator)
[ ] Shared Word/PPT template in Files tab

"Heat" checklist — you may start when

You can name the next 25–50 minute batch without opening new tabs
Missing items are explicitly deferred, not forgotten
If recording: consent + device sync verified (plaud-recording-capture)

Breakdown (after batch)

Save/export to canonical path — not Desktop clutter
One kaizen note: what prep item would have saved time? → feed to ooda-lean-loop

Boundaries

Mise is prep, not procrastination — 5–15 min cap unless greenfield project
Does not organize email inbox fully — only what's needed for this batch

---name: workspace-mise-en-placedescription: Prepare the workspace before execution: files, folders, env, tools, references, and templates in place so work never stops for a missing ingredient. Culinary mise en place applied to repos, OneDrive, and study sessions. Use before starting an assignment, coding session, lecture day, or deploy. Scope boundary: during-task loops → `ooda-lean-loop`; folder taxonomy → `onedrive-organization`; defining done → `deliverable-first`.---# Workspace mise en place**Rule:** No **heat** until the **station** is set. Heat = writing prose, coding features, presenting, submitting. Prep = everything else.## The three stations| Station | Question | Failure mode ||---|---|---|| **Physical / device** | Is hardware ready? | Dead battery mid-lecture || **Digital / files** | Is every file one click away? | Hunt through Downloads || **Cognitive / contract** | Do I know what "done" looks like? | Start writing without thesis |## Universal pre-flight (5 minutes)```[ ] Done definition named in one sentence (deliverable-first or syllabus line)[ ] Primary output location exists and is named (onedrive-organization pattern)[ ] Reference materials open or linked (syllabus, rubric, starter repo)[ ] Tooling verified once (test command, Plaud sync, Word template)[ ] Calendar block reserved for this batch (outlook-email-calendar)[ ] WIP limit: only ONE in-progress batch for this course/project```## Student mise (Sunday or night before)| Item | Skill / action ||---|---|| Week calendar blocked | `outlook-email-calendar` || Course folders exist | `onedrive-organization` || Word template with styles | `word-documents` || Plaud charged + template set | `plaud-recording-capture`, `plaud-autoflow` || LMS deadlines copied to calendar | manual + syllabus PDF in `Syllabus/` |## Developer mise (session start)| Item | Skill / action ||---|---|| Branch checked out | `cursor-team-kit` || `.env.local` / deps present | `bootstrap`, `env-vars` || Test/lint command known | `real-time-testing` || Acceptance checklist from issue | `deliverable-first` || Dev server or watch mode ready | narrowest verify command queued |## Group project mise```[ ] OneDrive/Teams folder is source of truth (teams-collaboration)[ ] Git repo linked in channel description (not zip-in-chat)[ ] Roles named for this week (editor, presenter, integrator)[ ] Shared Word/PPT template in Files tab```## "Heat" checklist — you may start when- You can name the **next 25–50 minute batch** without opening new tabs- Missing items are **explicitly deferred**, not forgotten- If recording: consent + device sync verified (`plaud-recording-capture`)## Breakdown (after batch)- Save/export to canonical path — not Desktop clutter- One kaizen note: what prep item would have saved time? → feed to **`ooda-lean-loop`**## Boundaries- Mise is prep, not procrastination — 5–15 min cap unless greenfield project- Does not organize email inbox fully — only what's needed for this batch

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