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Clear Practical Optimism filterBehavioral
The 10-Minute Rule
Sit with the urge to escape for ten minutes before you act on it.
2-min read 10-min actionNENir Eyal
Clinical
The Insight-to-Action Split
Name the fear, interrogate the narrator, then ask what moves it 10% forward.
3-min read 10-min actionLGLori Gottlieb
Behavioral
The Regret-on-Three Test
Ask whether you'll regret avoiding this conversation in three days, three months, three years.
2-min read 5-min actionDPDaniel Pink
Behavioral
The Two-Minute Rule
Shrink any new habit until it can be done in under two minutes.
2-min read 2-min actionNENir Eyal
Organizational
The Ask Pre-Mortem
Imagine the ask going wrong in three specific ways, then write a one-line response to each.
2-min read 10-min actionAGAdam Grant
Behavioral
The Curiosity Opener
Open with a real question, not a position — and let the answer reshape your ask.
2-min read 10-min actionDPDaniel Pink
Behavioral
The Two-Minute Rule
Shrink any new habit until the starting version takes under two minutes.
2-min read 5-min actionJCJames Clear