<h2>The three rules that keep my counts honest</h2>
<divclass="entry"><spanclass="n">1.</span><p>Never count the same shelf twice in a row. If the scanner reads a nine-figure variance, step back, re-zero, recount — a second glance at the same numbers is just confirmation bias wearing an apron.</p></div>
<divclass="entry"><spanclass="n">2.</span><p>Trust the flat thunk, not the good feeling. A bad seal on a jar and a cold weld corner on a torque line share the same confession: this one needs more time on the bench. The scanner beep is a floor, not a ceiling.</p></div>
<divclass="entry"><spanclass="n">3.</span><p>Log the miss, not just the hit. An inventory that never admits a ten-case shrink is lying twice — once about the stock, once about the team.</p></div>
<pstyle="margin-top:1rem">Aisle 4, overstock, third pass at 06:40. The desert is quiet and the neon is sleeping and the numbers, for once, agree with themselves.</p>
