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Sunday 11 October 2026 · Asia/Riyadh · Working day

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Asia/Riyadh · Golden hours 9:30–14:00
Today
Light day
Samir 11:00 · prep 21:00
Samir
17 waiting
6 on hold
Deadline
Mon 12 Oct
Qatar Gold · Samir’s Marriott test
Board
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Eisenmatrix mission
RANA · WHOOP 🟡
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RECOVERY
Strain0.5
Sleep5:20
Sleep perf48%
Sleep need7:30
📊 Project dashboard — progress, what's in flight, what needs you →
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🎯 Priorities

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Light Sunday · IU verification code · ElevenLabs sign-in alert · Sunday tuning ideas

📊 Project dashboard

Every project’s progress, what’s in flight and what needs you is on the dashboard (refreshes 7:55 AM and 3:55 PM).

Open dashboard

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🟦 Sunday — a light start to the week

One meeting: 11:00–11:30 Samir · Jobs (connect Samir’s Gmail and his Red Sea Global careers account). Then 21:00 evening prep. Your golden hours, 9:30–11:00 and 11:30–14:00, are open for deep work.

At 11:00, also raise the two Marriott roles that wait on Samir’s per-job test, due around Mon 12 Oct.

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🎓 IU — a verification code arrived, the transcript question is still open

IU Admissions emailed you a verification code on Sat 10 Oct at 1:37 PM “to continue your application”. If you didn’t ask for it, check who opened your IU application. Your Fri 9 Oct follow-up about the University of Jeddah transcript has no reply yet; Kyle is back Mon 12 Oct.

Open IU thread

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Inboxes — one sign-in alert to glance at

wa3e inbox: ElevenLabs flagged a new sign-in from Edge on Windows on Sat 10 Oct at 1:07 PM. If that was Mira’s video work, ignore it; if not, secure the ElevenLabs account. Otherwise only a Ray Fu AI newsletter this morning.

Gmail: nothing new needs you since yesterday.

Still active (no change): Visa Concierge’s Six Kings Slam ticket question needs a yes or no before 21–24 Oct · Rana’s invite for Wed 6 Jan 2027 (Makkah property notice) waits for your yes · the wa3e Calendly page stays off until its calendar is reconnected.

wa3e inbox Rana’s invite

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💡 Suggested tuning (Sunday) — proposals only

  • Connectors: on 11 of the last 17 mornings there was no new plug-in worth your time. Make it a weekly Sunday section?
  • Tesla: the section has shown “paused” every day since 4 Oct. Remove the slot from the page entirely?
  • Gmail 0-Action: it still holds past items (the 3 Oct test drive and Rana’s September and early-October appointment invites). A two-minute clear would keep the morning scan sharp.

Nothing changes unless you say so.

This week’s newsletters (Sunday digest): ADSS daily trading notes (7–9 Oct), Derayah’s weekly report and a new “Buy” coverage of United Carton Industries, and Zach’s AI-ads masterclass, which starts Mon 12 Oct.

📋 Task Board

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Mission 89% · 6 open in Q1

🎯 Today's focus

Open Q1 (Urgent & Important) · mission 89% · 77 done / 87 total · 2 in progress · 8 pending.

  • Confirm with MoE the acceptance of IU online considering my case · in-progress
  • Receive all transcripts and share it with IU · pending
  • Complete training courses · pending
  • Complete the OE report · pending
  • Produce a scheduled plan for Fal and to understand the ins and outs of the realestate market in Riyadh · pending
  • Reactivate the UAE bank account · pending

Same as yesterday; nothing moved on the board over the weekend. With only Samir’s 11:00 block today, 9:30–11:00 is the clean window for a Q1 item such as the OE report.

Open the board

⚖️ Quadrant balance

🔥 firefighting

Open on board: Q1 6 · Q2 0 · Q3 1 · Q4 3. 6 of 10 open tasks sit in Do-first. File new tasks in Schedule (Q2) first.

⚡ Quick wins

Sign up for Masterclass and check pricing (~30 min)

🔥 Momentum

Nothing ticked off yet today. 77 done / 87 total · mission 89% · 2 in progress (Confirm with MoE the acceptance of IU online considering my case; Update Wa3e website and build the boutique agent) · 8 pending.

🧠 Deep work block

Largest open item: Update Wa3e website and build the boutique agent · ~90 min. Suggested slot: today 11:30–13:00, right after Samir’s block, keeping 9:30–11:00 for a Q1 item.

Board note: most open Q1 items have no time estimate, so quick wins and deep-work picks rest on the few that do.

📅 Calendar

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Samir · Jobs 11:00 · evening prep 21:00 · Mon open · Sat 17 free
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Today — Sunday 11 Oct

11:00–11:30 Samir · Jobs: connect Samir’s Gmail and his Red Sea Global careers account · 21:00–21:30 Evening prep. No clashes, and the golden hours are free.

Mira’s tracker lists a weekly Boutique session for today (launch date and pending approvals), but it isn’t on your calendar. Add a slot if you want it.

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Tomorrow — Monday 12 Oct

Nothing booked except 21:00 evening prep. Two dates land that day: Samir’s Marriott test (about Mon 12 Oct) and your Qatar Gold Qpoints deadline.

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🟦 Saturday 17 Oct — your personal day

Completely free so far, not oversubscribed. Friday 16 Oct is open too.

Further out: Six Kings Slam 21–24 Oct (ANB Arena) · 2027 ABP Final Touchpoints Session Thu 22 Oct (the playbook also shows an 11–22 Oct window; confirm with the OE lead). Evening prep sits at 21:00 every day.

💗 Health (Rana)

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🟡 Recovery 37% · slept 5:20 of 7:30 · easy day

🟡 Rana — a short night, take today slowly

Recovery 37% · sleep 5:20 of 7:30 needed (sleep performance 48%) · strain 0.5 so far.

😴 Sleep

About two hours short of what her body asked for. That alone explains most of today’s low recovery.

❤️ Recovery & heart

HRV 17 ms (down from 27 on Saturday) · resting HR 100 (98 on Saturday). A resting heart rate around 100 is on the high side, but in pregnancy what matters is a sudden jump, and +2 is not one.

👀 What to watch

Good: strain is very low and resting HR is steady. Watch: HRV fell by a third after a short night. One low day after poor sleep is usually ordinary. If HRV stays low for several days, or resting HR jumps, mention it to her doctor. Respiratory rate wasn’t captured this morning.

💡 Recommendation

An easy day: a nap if she can, water close by, light meals, and an early night tonight. Your calendar is light, so a calm evening together fits.

Open dashboard

Data for today, Sun 11 Oct (read 8:08 AM). Hydration isn’t tracked. None of this is medical advice; anything that looks off is a question for her doctor.

💼 Samir · Jobs

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17 waiting · 6 on hold · 5 rejected · no change overnight

💼 17 waiting for an answer · 6 on hold · 5 rejected · 0 interviews

No new applications, no employer replies and no status changes since yesterday.

Waiting — Red Sea (7)

  • FAENA The Red Sea: Events Manager
  • Raffles The Red Sea: Guest Relation Host
  • Jumeirah The Red Sea: PR & Guest Experience Executive
  • Rosewood Red Sea: Cluster Communications Manager
  • Rosewood Red Sea: Guest Relations Manager
  • The Red Sea EDITION: Guest Service Supervisor
  • The Ritz-Carlton AMAALA: Guest Experience Manager

Waiting — Riyadh, PIF & elsewhere (10)

  • Hilton Riyadh King Saud University: Conference & Banqueting Operations Supervisor
  • Hilton Riyadh King Saud University: Marketing Communications Manager
  • KAUST: Events Coordinator
  • Novotel Makkah: Assistant Guest Experience Manager
  • Qiddiya: Specialist - VIP Support
  • Rosewood Jeddah: Assistant Communications Manager
  • Six Flags Qiddiya City and Aquarabia: Team Leader - Entertainment & Events
  • Sofitel Riyadh Hotel & Convention Centre: Guest Relations Manager
  • Bab Samhan, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Diriyah: Banquets Manager
  • Marriott International: Guest Experience Expert

On hold (6): Red Sea Global Senior Manager, Curator (Corals) (posting closed on the RSG careers site) · Marriott Red Sea cluster (St. Regis / Nujuma / Red Sea EDITION) Cluster Government Relations Coordinator (needs a role-specific Marriott test by ~Mon 12 Oct) · Radisson Hotel Group Banquet Coordinator (LinkedIn-only, Samir applies himself) · SportPlex Saudi Arabia Members Experience Supervisor (LinkedIn-only, Samir applies himself) · The Luxury Collection Guest Experience Expert (not posted on the careers site yet) · The Ritz-Carlton AMAALA Guest Relation Supervisor (needs a role-specific Marriott test by ~Mon 12 Oct).

Rejected (5, Sunday full list): Red Sea Global Manager - Experience Centers · Red Sea Global Manager - Marketing (Retail & E-commerce) · Fairmont The Red Sea Guest Relations Manager · Raffles & Fairmont The Red Sea Cluster Public Relations Manager · Rosewood Red Sea Assistant Guest Relations Manager.

Needs Samir/Bandar: 2 Marriott roles need Samir’s role-specific test by ~Mon 12 Oct · today’s 11:00 block to connect Samir’s Gmail and Red Sea Global account · Samir to apply himself to the LinkedIn-only roles · confirm Samir’s current salary on forms.

🎟️ Events

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Race Night 16–17 Oct · Candlelight Coldplay 17 Oct · Alaa El Sheikh 15 Oct

Opening Weekend Race Night (Riyadh racing season opener) — Day One Fri 16 Oct / Day Two Sat 17 Oct

2026-10-16 & 2026-10-17 (event page lists 2:45pm) · King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Al Janadriyah (free parking) · From SAR 15 (tiers 85/240/495/990 SAR; hospitality packages higher). Up to 12 races, lawns, lounges and restaurants as Riyadh Season gets under way. Under-16s free (per Koobit listing).

Great with: family; Rana (pregnancy-comfortable if you book a seated lounge or hospitality tier)

🎟️ Tickets

Candlelight: Coldplay's greatest hits (solo piano by candlelight)

2026-10-17 (listings show 5:30 PM onwards; choose a time in the ticket selector) · Bab Samhan, Diriyah · From SAR 250 (listings show SAR 250–400). 60-minute candlelit piano set: Clocks, Fix You, Yellow, Viva La Vida. Optional dinner at Michael Mina's restaurant is extra. Confirm the start time when booking.

Great with: Rana (seated, 60 minutes, wheelchair-accessible venue; pregnancy-comfortable)

🎟️ Tickets

Alaa El Sheikh Live in Riyadh (stand-up comedy)

2026-10-15 (Thu), 20:30–22:30 · Literary Club, Riyadh · SAR 175–350. Arabic stand-up to start next weekend on Thursday night.

Great with: friends

🎟️ Tickets

Next weekend is wide open: nothing on your calendar Friday 16 or Saturday 17 Oct, so either evening works.

🔌 Connectors

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Nothing new that fits today
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🔌 Nothing new that fits you today

No new plug-in this week would have saved you time, so there’s nothing new to switch on.

Still worth plugging in (shown before): Salla’s own connector for the boutique store (product pages and the rename are open on Mira’s list) · ElevenLabs connector for the حارة نوفة voices · Higgsfield connector for clips.

How to plug one in: open Settings → Connectors in your assistant and switch it on.

📡 Radar

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One-of-one OVO G-Class · Karol G on Drake’s Spanish
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Drake shows off a one-of-one 1999 Mercedes G-Class “Safari” build with OVO and ICEMAN details

He posted a two-door, open-bed G500 Europa built by S-KLUB LA, with an OVO owl on the grille guard and “ICE MAN” decals on the roof rack, a nod to ICEMAN. What he paid isn’t known.

HotNewHipHop · Sat 10 Oct

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Karol G says she coached Drake’s Spanish on their single “Ahí”

On the Popcast podcast she said Drake first thought about doing his part in English; she pushed him to sing in Spanish and worked through his pronunciation line by line. “Ahí” came out in August.

BayFM · Sat 10 Oct

▶ Watch Read

Still running: HABIBTI (FOMO) at about 70.5K first-week units, tracking for No. 2 (Billboard’s official chart not out yet) · no Grammy submissions for his 2026 albums · Fear of Missing Out Tour set for 2027, no dates or Gulf stops announced.

🎁 Loyalty

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No new perks · Qatar Gold deadline Mon 12 Oct (still open)

No new perks in your loyalty mail or on the programme pages today. Still open, unchanged: Qatar Gold needs 96 Qpoints by Mon 12 Oct (last call was yesterday) · free year of the Wall Street Journal for completing your Privilege Club profile · Qatar Avios conversion bonus up to 35% (to 31 Oct) · Marriott resort bonus code B9248 (stays by 28 Dec) · Amex Al Matar cashback (to 31 Dec).

📖 Verse

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Al-Baqarah 135–137 · believe in all the messengers; Allah is enough
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سورة البقرة ١٣٥–١٣٧ · Al-Baqarah 2:135–137

وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۝١٣٥ قُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ ۝١٣٦ فَإِنْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَآ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ فَقَدِ ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِى شِقَاقٍۢ ۖ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝١٣٧

(135) They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists." (136) Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him." (137) So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

التفسير — تواصل الآيات الحديث عن ملة إبراهيم عليه السلام بعد وصية يعقوب لبنيه. فقد قالت اليهود لأمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم: ادخلوا في اليهودية تجدوا الهداية، وقالت النصارى مثل ذلك، فأمر الله نبيه أن يجيبهم: بل الهداية أن نتبع جميعًا ملة إبراهيم حنيفًا، أي مائلًا عن كل دين باطل إلى دين الحق، وما كان من المشركين. ثم علّم الله المؤمنين ما يقولون: صدّقنا بالله الواحد المعبود بحق، وبالقرآن الذي أُنزل إلينا، وبما أُنزل إلى إبراهيم وابنيه إسماعيل وإسحاق، وإلى يعقوب والأسباط، وهم الأنبياء من ولد يعقوب في قبائل بني إسرائيل الاثنتي عشرة، وبما أوتي موسى من التوراة وعيسى من الإنجيل، وبما أوتي النبيون جميعًا من ربهم، لا نفرّق بين أحد منهم في الإيمان، ونحن لله خاضعون بالطاعة والعبادة. فإن آمن أهل الكتاب وغيرهم بمثل ما آمنتم به فقد اهتدوا إلى الحق، وإن أعرضوا فإنما هم في خلاف شديد، وسيكفيك الله شرّهم وينصرك عليهم، وهو السميع لأقوالكم العليم بأحوالكم، كما في التفسير الميسر. والدرس الأبرز أن الهداية ليست انتسابًا إلى اسم أو جماعة، بل إيمان جامع بكل ما أنزل الله وانقياد صادق له. ومن ثمرات هذا الإيمان أن يقول المؤمن الحق بهدوء وثقة، دون جدال يستنزفه، ثم يكل ما لا يملكه إلى الله الذي وعد بالكفاية، فهو سبحانه يسمع ويعلم.
☝️ In one line. Guidance isn’t a label or a tribe. Believers say: we believe in Allah and in everything He sent to Ibrahim, Ismaʿil, Ishaq, Yaʿqub, Musa, ʿIsa and all the prophets, without picking between them. If others turn away, Allah is enough.
🎯 Today. A light Sunday with room to think. The last line, “Allah will be sufficient for you,” sits well with the things you can’t control this week: a reply from IU, answers on Samir’s applications, Rana resting after a short night. Do your part well this morning, then let the rest go.

Text: api.alquran.cloud (quran-uthmani; Saheeh International). Tafsir drawn on al-Tafsīr al-Muyassar. Next: 2:138.

🤖 AI Brief

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Drex 1.5 decision model · VeriLoop E2 · Anthropic: nothing new in 24h
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Nace AI open-sources Drex 1.5, a 9B “decision model”

Instead of writing text, it reads a situation and a set of named questions and returns a probability for each option. Open weights on Hugging Face plus a hosted version on OpenRouter; Nace reports the best score under 10B on the Decision Index benchmark.

For you: Same family as Microsoft-Decision-1 from Friday and the “Jev” model in your wa3e newsletter. Cheap routers like this could triage leads for the boutique agent.

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Tsinghua (Shenzhen) releases VeriLoop E2, an open 27B model that only keeps “verified” reasoning

Built on Qwen3.8-27B for code, maths and physics. Its loop keeps a reasoning step only when external checks show the answer improved. Weights and evaluation packages are public.

For you: A research release, nothing to adopt. Worth knowing as “check your own work” agents become the norm.

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🟠 Anthropic — last 24 hours

No new Anthropic releases in the last 24h. The newsroom’s latest posts are from 8 Oct, and the newest official X posts (the Claude Code Projects waitlist opening and the model-behaviour report) went out Friday evening, before this window.

Anthropic newsroom

Quiet day: the big Anthropic, Microsoft and Mistral stories you saw on Friday and Saturday haven’t moved.

🚗 Tesla

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🛠️ Skills

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ai-job-search · book-to-skill · AlphaGBM market data · academic research
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ai-job-search — job applications on your own computer

A helper that reads a job post, tells you how well you fit, then tidies your CV and writes a cover letter for that job. It all runs on your computer. (Rising on findarepo’s Claude skills list, 10 Oct.)

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book-to-skill — turn a book PDF into a skill

Give it a technical book as a PDF and it makes a skill, so Claude can “study” that book and use it while helping you. (findarepo, 10 Oct.)

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AlphaGBM skills — market data for Claude

29 free skills that bring live stock and options data and research steps into Claude Code or Cursor, so it can look things up instead of guessing. (findarepo, 10 Oct.)

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academic-research-skills — research, write, review

A set of steps for Claude: find sources, write a draft, check it, fix it, finish it. Like a study buddy for essays and reports. (findarepo, 10 Oct.)

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Star counts and rankings come from findarepo’s own GitHub measurements, one source only.

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