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Psychological
Two-Minute Rule
Any new habit, start with 2-minute version — until established.
Psychological
Small Wins Diary
Log 3 small wins daily — trains brain to see positive.
Social
Small Repair Within 24 Hours
After a fight, don't wait — a small repair gesture within 24h saves the bond.
Social
Keep 3 Small Promises
Trust is built by small promises kept — start with 3 this week.
Professional
Work Initiation Ritual
Fixed micro-ritual before each block (coffee, breath, music) primes mind.
Administrative
Micro-Charter for Small Initiatives
For tasks under two weeks, a three-line charter instead of the full page — same protection, less friction.
Leadership
Addressing a Microaggression in the Moment
Use a short immediate phrase ("pause — let's go back to that point") instead of silence now or a delayed confrontation after the meeting.
Professional
Tiny Habit Stacking
Don't target "meditate 30 min" — target "one breath after coffee".
Parenting
Toddler Choices (RIE)
Offer only two choices for each small decision — respecting his autonomy without losing yours.
Social
Micro Mood-Repair Technique
When your mood dips mid-social-day, apply a 90-second intervention before it spoils your interactions.
Social
Starting the Financial-Transparency Talk
Open the sensitive money talk with a values question first, not a direct numbers spreadsheet.
Parenting
Celebrating Incremental Academic Progress Ritual
The final grade doesn't show progress — a weekly ritual comparing your child only to himself, not an external standard.
Parenting
Executive-Function Scaffolding for a Disorganized Child
Disorganization isn't laziness — it's often an executive-function gap needing temporary external scaffolding, not repeated scolding.
Psychological
One Committed Action
No paralyzing "big plan" — one tangible action aligned with your value within 24 hrs.
Psychological
Voluntary Discomfort
Deliberately impose small discomfort (cold water, fast) weekly — builds resilience.
Leadership
Experimentation Mindset for Adaptive Problems
There's no ready solution for adaptive problems — treat your next solution as a small learnable experiment, not a final plan that must succeed on the first try.
Psychological
Naming Suffering with Kindness
Name what you suffer with calm language — no exaggeration or minimizing.
Psychological
Self Bilateral Stimulation
Tap thighs alternately (right, left) 30 sec — soothes small trauma.
Administrative
One-Week Kaizen Event
Small team, one process, 5 full days for radical improvement — not "open project".
Digital & AI
Attention-Residue Recovery
After every task-switch, write 2 sentences about previous task before starting new. Clears "residue".
Digital & AI
Focus Start/End Rituals
3-min start ritual + 3-min end ritual = brain signal "now focus / now done".
Professional
Backwards Planning
Start from goal end-date, draw steps backwards to today.
Psychological
Neurogenic Tremor
Spontaneous muscle tremor after a position — discharges deep nervous tension.
Professional
80/20 Demand Prioritization
Of 10 demands, 2 deserve 80% of your power. Focus there.
Parenting
Flexible Routine, Not Rigid
Autistic/ADHD child needs strong but not rigid routine — distinguish predictability from inflexibility.
Parenting
Teen Sleep-Hygiene Advocacy
The teen brain needs 8-10 hours of sleep, but early school start and nighttime phone use steal it — a dual intervention.
Parenting
Managing Holiday/Travel Routine Disruption
Keep 3 fixed "anchors" from your child's routine during travel — the rest of the routine can flex freely.
Psychological
Behavioral Experiment for a Prediction
Turn your anxious prediction into a testable hypothesis, then act and collect data.
Psychological
Daily Values Compass
Morning: pick one value to live today. Evening: rate yourself.
Psychological
Raisin Eating Meditation
Eat one raisin with full awareness — discover a world in a particle.
Psychological
Stoic Evening Review
Every night 5 min: what did I do well, what wrong, what to improve?
Psychological
View from Above
Imagine yourself from above, then orbit, then galaxy — your issues shrink.
Psychological
Habit Stacking
Link new habit to existing — "after established X, I'll do new Y".
Psychological
Environment Redesign
Environment shapes habits — redesign it before demanding willpower.
Psychological
Catastrophe to Probability
Each catastrophe has 0-100% probability. Assign it — shrinks size.
Psychological
Breath Counting to 10
Count breaths 1-10. If lost, restart. Simple beginner meditation.
Psychological
Daily Random Kindness
One random kind act daily — lifts your mood more than recipient.
Professional
Goal Stacking
Anchor new goal to existing established habit — success rate doubles.
Professional
12-Week Year
Treat every 12 weeks as a full year — execute in 3 months what others take 12 months.
Professional
Hemingway-Style Self-Edit
Edit draft Hemingway-style: short sentences, simple words, no flashy adverbs.
Social
Peer Mentorship
Form a peer duo/trio committing to monthly GROW.
Administrative
One-Page Project Charter
Before any project starts, write a one-page charter answering six core questions.
Administrative
Lightweight Business Continuity Plan
Each core operation: "what if it stops for a day?" with a backup plan.
Leadership
Building Your Manager's Trust Incrementally
Request one small, measurable step of greater responsibility, deliver it with documented excellence, then request the next step — not one big leap at once.
Parenting
Eye-Level Listening
Physically drop to your child's height when he speaks — a posture shift creates an emotional shift.
Parenting
Bunny Breath
A playful breathing technique for kids 3-7: three short bunny sniffs, then one long exhale.
Parenting
Habit Stacking for Kids
Anchor a new habit to an existing one ("after brushing teeth, read one page") — BJ Fogg formula.
Parenting
Weekly Family Meeting
A 20-min weekly family meeting with fixed agenda: gratitude, problems, plan-the-week.
Parenting
Executive Function Scaffolding
Instead of being your child's "external memory," teach him tools that self-organize.
Parenting
Financial Literacy Conversation for Teens
Teach your teen budgeting and saving through real money and real decisions, not a theoretical lecture.
Parenting
The Screen Time and Sleep Science Conversation
Explain the biology of blue light and melatonin instead of a bare "forbidden" — understanding builds internal commitment.
Digital & AI
Replace 3 Apps with Analog
Paper book vs Kindle, paper vs Notes, watch vs phone clock.
Professional
Session Pre-Loading
Open files and prep environment 5 min before block.
Social
Time-Limited Visit with Extended Family
Pre-decide a clear start and end time with yourself before any draining family visit.
Social
Empathic Frame
Starting assumption: "people do their best with what they have".
Social
Reclaiming Eye-Contact in Video Calls
Stick a tiny marker right above your camera lens to remind you to look at it, not the speaker's face.
Administrative
Three Most Important Tasks (MITs)
Before starting each morning, write three tasks that, alone, would make the day a success.
Administrative
Project Pre-Mortem
Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.
Administrative
Pre-Mortem Protocol
Imagine the project failed entirely a year from now; list 7 plausible reasons before starting.
Administrative
New Vendor 90-Day Check-In
90 days into contract: review with vendor — don't wait for renewal to find issues.