Fix only the top 5 highest-return energy leaks at a time…

Do not attempt to resolve every identified energy leak simultaneously; instead, fix the top five highest-return leaks first based on the effort-to-cognitive-cost ratio, accepting that some leaks are structural and will take months.

When This Fires

After an energy audit reveals a long list of leaks — select top 5 before starting remediation
When attempting to fix all leaks at once produces overwhelm rather than recovery
When energy improvement stalls because attention is spread across too many simultaneous fixes
Complements Sort energy leaks by fix-effort ÷ cognitive-cost ratio… (ROI-based leak sorting) with the scope constraint

Common Failure Mode

Comprehensive remediation: "I'll fix everything at once." Week 1: high motivation, 15 changes initiated. Week 2: can't track 15 changes, half are abandoned, the effort of managing remediation becomes its own drain. Week 3: back to baseline, plus demoralization. Focused remediation: 5 highest-ROI fixes, executed one at a time, producing measurable recovery within weeks.

The Protocol

(1) From your sorted energy leak list (Sort energy leaks by fix-effort ÷ cognitive-cost ratio…), select the top 5 by ROI ratio. (2) These 5 are your active remediation targets. Everything else goes on a "next batch" list — acknowledged but not yet addressed. (3) Address the 5 using Three dispositions for energy leaks within 48 hours's three dispositions: resolve, release, or capture. (4) As each of the 5 is resolved → promote the next highest-ROI leak from the "next batch" list. Maintain 5 active targets at all times. (5) Accept that structural leaks (career, health, deep patterns) will be in the active 5 for months. That's fine — they're being worked on alongside the quicker fixes.