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The Smallest Next Step

Take one thing that feels too big and cut it down until it is doable today.

Purpose: Take one thing that feels too big and cut it down until it is doable today.

When to use: Use this when something has been sitting undone and getting heavier.

Worksheet prompts

  1. What is the thing you keep not doing?
  2. Break it into steps. Keep cutting until the first one takes under five minutes.
  3. What is the very first step, and when today will you do it?

Small is not a lesser version. Small is what gets done on a day like this one.