# The Funny Engine 30-Day Sprint Tracker

Use this tracker with the book's 30-day sprint. Each day has one job. Keep the notes short and visible.

| Day | Job | Done | Evidence | Next edit |
|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start the premise bank | [ ] | 30 raw premises | |
| 2 | Sort your premises | [ ] | 12 selected premises | |
| 3 | Find emotional charge | [ ] | Feelings labeled | |
| 4 | Write ten setups | [ ] | 10 setup lines | |
| 5 | Write bad punchlines | [ ] | 15 bad punchlines | |
| 6 | Write better punchlines | [ ] | 5 improved jokes | |
| 7 | Compression day | [ ] | 20% cut pass | |
| 8 | Specificity day | [ ] | Concrete nouns added | |
| 9 | Mechanism pass | [ ] | Mechanisms labeled | |
| 10 | Write tags | [ ] | 15 tags | |
| 11 | Build a mini set | [ ] | 6 jokes ordered | |
| 12 | Read out loud | [ ] | Mouth-trip notes | |
| 13 | Record yourself | [ ] | Phone recording | |
| 14 | First testing pass | [ ] | Listener/post notes | |
| 15 | Rewrite from data | [ ] | Fix list | |
| 16 | New premise batch | [ ] | 20 new premises | |
| 17 | Rule of three | [ ] | 5 rule-of-three jokes | |
| 18 | Analogy day | [ ] | 5 analogies | |
| 19 | Character logic | [ ] | 5 character punchlines | |
| 20 | Callback hunt | [ ] | Callback seed list | |
| 21 | Five-minute draft | [ ] | Timed set | |
| 22 | Opening and closing | [ ] | New opener/closer | |
| 23 | Delivery marks | [ ] | Pauses/emphasis marked | |
| 24 | Live or simulated run | [ ] | Run completed | |
| 25 | Laugh map | [ ] | L/S/C/N map | |
| 26 | Cut or fix | [ ] | Cut/fix decisions | |
| 27 | Shorts adaptation | [ ] | 3 short concepts | |
| 28 | Final rewrite | [ ] | Full set pass | |
| 29 | Final recording | [ ] | Recording plus notes | |
| 30 | Keep going plan | [ ] | Next 30-day goal | |

Sprint review:

- Best joke:
- Most improved joke:
- Most useful failure:
- Repeated topic or target:
- Next 30-day goal: