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Psychological
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Automatic Thought Record
Catch today's most painful automatic thought and break it into facts and alternative interpretations.
Social
The Ready-No Sentence
Memorize one 7-word refusal sentence and rehearse it until it emerges automatically under pressure.
Professional
Goal Stacking
Anchor new goal to existing established habit — success rate doubles.
Professional
Index Fund Investing
Instead of stock-picking, invest monthly in low-fee index fund and forget it.
Psychological
Downward Arrow Technique
Drop your anxious thought down by asking "and what would that mean?" until you reach the core belief beneath it.
Social
Restructure a Troubling Belief
Trigger event → thought → distortion → counter-evidence → reframe.
Psychological
Self-Compassion Break
Three sentences in a moment of suffering: this is pain, I'm not alone, let me be kind to me.
Psychological
Implementation Intention (If-Then)
"If X happens, I will do Y" — doubles to triples adherence.
Professional
Website Blocking
Use Cold Turkey or Freedom to block distraction sites during work.
Professional
Work Initiation Ritual
Fixed micro-ritual before each block (coffee, breath, music) primes mind.
Professional
Strategic Silence
After hard question, 5-sec silence — opponent fills void with concession.
Professional
Pay Yourself First
On payday, auto-transfer 10-20% to savings/investing before any expense.
Professional
Self-1 vs Self-2
Self-1 (critic) sabotages Self-2 (doer) — watch inner dialogue during performance.
Social
Empathic Frame
Starting assumption: "people do their best with what they have".
Social
The "Seen, No Reply" Anxiety
When you see the blue read-receipt marks with no reply, run a 3-step protocol instead of watching your phone.
Psychological
Socratic Dialogue with a Stubborn Thought
Interrogate your thought with seven Socratic questions until it loses automatic authority.
Digital & AI
Custom Instructions Design
Set "system instructions" once in your account = every chat starts from your context automatically.
Psychological
Passing Thoughts Box
Thoughts aren't facts or orders — guests passing through.
Psychological
Stimulus-Response Gap
Between event and reaction — there's a gap. You choose in it.
Administrative
Peer Conflict-Resolution Protocol
Before any peer conflict escalates to the manager, apply these defined steps between yourselves first.
Leadership
Silence as a Coaching Tool
After every powerful question you ask, count a full 7 seconds of silence before speaking again — the deepest answers come after silence, not before it.
Parenting
Pause Before Reaction
Between your child's action and your reaction, insert seven seconds of pause — enough to wholly change the response.
Digital & AI
Cross-Check from 3 Independent Sources
Every AI claim: search 3 independent sources. If absent from any, treat as hallucinated.
Digital & AI
30-Day Digital Declutter (Newport)
Delete all "entertainment" apps from phone and laptop for 30 days. After, restore only what's worth.