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Session 1 — The Now

4 questions from session 1, answered in your own words.

Session 1 of the series. The questions come from the session's own material — every answer below is a span of it, word for word, rather than somebody's summary.

The questions 4 questions

Answer in your own words, out loud or on paper. Nothing is scored, nothing is marked, and nothing is stored — this is for noticing what you have, not for anybody to grade.

  1. The protocol ends by choosing one action rather than making a plan. What does an action small enough to do immediately actually do?

    What the material says

    One step bypasses paralysis.

    Where this comes from — Why it works

  2. In what order does the protocol work on a person, and how firm is that order?

    What the material says

    Body first, then thinking. Always that order.

    Where this comes from — Why it works

  3. Somebody is activated and you are about to say "Just breathe." Why does that sentence fail?

    What the material says

    Too vague to execute under stress without a specific technique

    Where this comes from — Never say this

  4. What is the one thing to do before next week, and on what kind of day?

    What the material says

    Run the protocol once, on purpose, before next week. Ideally on an ordinary day rather than a bad one

    Where this comes from — This week — one thing

The material itself

The Now — the handout

The full written session: what the tool is, why it works, when to use it, and what never to say.

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