Before It Happens — a Sage & Page companion
In a tense moment you have about three seconds, and it's hard to think clearly. When you're calm, you can think clearly, but there's nothing to react to. This sheet closes that gap: you decide now what you'll do, so the answer is ready when the moment comes.
Each plan is one sentence. The first half is the situation, the second half is one thing you'll do. Fourteen common situations are written for you to finish, from being talked over in a meeting to lying awake going over a conversation. There's room for three more that belong to your job, your family, or one particular person.
Eleven pages. You fill it in once.
What's inside
- How the plans work, with a finished example
- Five warning signs your body gives before you react, and how to find yours
- A first plan, already written for you
- Fourteen situations to finish, one action each
- Three blank ones for the situations that are only yours
- A two-week plan for using it, and the three usual reasons a plan doesn't work
How it arrives
A PDF, emailed straight after you order. Print it and write on it, or fill it in on a tablet.
Who it's for
Anyone who says the thing in the first ten seconds and spends the evening explaining what they meant.
This is a companion to Stoicism: 365 Daily Lessons, and it comes with The Plan and The Practice bundles. You can also buy it on its own here.
This companion is for general self-improvement and reflection. It isn't therapy, counselling or medical advice.
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Before It Happens — a Sage & Page companion
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