The Wave Protocol

The steps

1. Pause five seconds.
2. Map it: next hour, next month, next year.
3. Choose the smallest action with the best long-term ripple.
4. Reinforce with the Self-Reward Loop.

Where it comes from

• Session 7 — the full handoutWhat it is for, when it goes wrong, and what to say
• WB 1.7 — The Wave (p.11)The workbook page that practises it
• Chapter 7.In the book

Prefer it one step at a time? The same protocol as a guided runner in the app, which also keeps a private record if you want one.

This is one of the tools a seventeen-session series teaches, ninety minutes at a time, in a room of six to twelve people. It is peer-facilitated and free to host.

Check what stayed 3 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. How long is the pause at the start of the Wave Protocol?

   What the material says

   Pause five seconds.

2. Across what three time horizons do you map the choice?

   What the material says

   Map it: next hour, next month, next year.

3. What is the anchor phrase for this tool?

   What the material says

   One choice becomes a wave.