Teflon: what they coat pans with to make them non-stick. Be Teflon — don't let incomplete work stick to you. Three operational implementations: **OHIO rule** ("Only Handle It Once"): Train yourself not to touch a piece of work until you're ready to complete it. For email: only look when inbox > 20, process fully — answer, process, or delete each email. Don't re-open emails you've already read without completing them. **Terminator Mode**: When work is ~85% complete, relentlessly push through to completion regardless of tiredness or distraction. At 85%, you have strong context and the end is close — stopping here is one of the most expensive WIP decisions you can make. Marshall: "I try to flip into Terminator Mode and relentlessly go after the target." **Weekly project review**: Once a week, review and schedule all active projects. Almost never agree to new projects mid-week. Look at all active projects simultaneously — assess what's being delayed, by how much, and which to prioritize to reduce WIP count. **Daily Teflon debrief**: Marshall debriefs every single day with a Yes/No question — "Was I run-Teflon?" It means not letting any work hang around that could've been completed. "For each small thing, it's really almost miraculous in its effects." The mental framing: every time you start work and don't finish it, you're creating WIP with carrying costs. Teflon minimizes how much sticks. *Source: [[Pragma]] (Sebastian Marshall) — LB 5 — WIP and Decay Rate*