Aravind's Solo-First Prep System

Aravind's Solo-First Prep System A workflow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / Trunk — daily solo 02 / Measurement EX / Foundation Gate 04 / Reps — real-interview sim Cadence Evidence Graduation Morning Floor · 8 AM · 8 min · Trunk — daily solo › Cadence · cron Morning Floor 8 AM · 8 min cron Micro-Drill · one, <5 min · Trunk — daily solo › Cadence Micro-Drill one, <5 min Score 1–5 · a number · Measurement › Evidence Score 1–5 a number Storybank · auto-saved · Measurement › Evidence Storybank auto-saved 8-Story Gate · exit gate · Foundation Gate › Graduation · hard 8-Story Gate exit gate hard Cold Baseline · 2-weekly · Foundation Gate › Graduation Cold Baseline 2-weekly Lenny Mocks · 1–2 / wk · Reps — real-interview sim › Graduation Lenny Mocks 1–2 / wk toward 8 unlocks calibrates Legend User UI Agent logic Policy Context / trace

Operating Principles

  • • Attempt-first, always — retrieval is the workout
  • • One micro-step, no menus, every turn ends in a number
  • • Evidence, not shame — errors go to the ledger
  • • Easy stop allowed; friction is a bug

Also Running

  • • Evening split: light second touch, ~40% intensity
  • • Real Sim with Akanksha when she's back
  • • Event-driven mode when a real interview is scheduled
  • • Sunday 21:00 weekly review fixes the system

Failure Modes Handled

  • • Partner away → trunk never depends on anyone
  • • 3-week gap → state persists, next step on the dashboard
  • • 11pm anxiety → morning is the strong window
  • • Delivery failure → Telegram watchdog, never WhatsApp