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Chapter 08 • The Operational Brief

Pre-Flight Checklist

Use this when the real question is simple: should I dose today, or is something about today too messy to trust?

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Part of Chapter 08. Use the chapter when you need the full model behind go / no-go decisions.

Use this when

You already know the dose, but you are not sure today is actually a good day to take it.

Main caution

A bad room, a messy stack, or a mental-health red flag beats optimism immediately.

Next move

If the read comes back dirty, fix the condition or skip. Skipping is a good result when the day is wrong.

Pre-Flight Checklist

Read the day cleanly before you dose so you can decide whether today is a dose day, a reduced day, or a skip.

Outside blockers first
First movePrescreen
Prescreen

Before we read the day itself, is the real blocker somewhere else?

If the uncertainty is really about medication chemistry, washout timing, or recent serotonergic carryover, do not bury that inside a day-of checklist.

ChemistryMedication or supplement chemistry is still unclearRoute to Medication Screen before you ask whether today is workable.WashoutWashout timing is the real questionCheck timing and recovery before the day-of call pretends to matter more.CarryoverRecent serotonergic use may still be distorting thisRoute to Tolerance Read before you treat a muddy day as a dose decision.

Use this only for the day-of call. If chemistry, washout, or recent carryover is still unclear, this tool is too late in the chain.

Want the longer reasoning? 08 • The Operational Brief/Next toolMedication Screen

Check whether medications change safety, blunting, or timing.