💡 What?

<aside> 💡 A stoicism inspired technique to stay calm when things get tough

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❓ Why?

<aside> 💡 Running a business is stressful.

Dealing with the stress in the best possible way is key.

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💪 How?

Detach

• [ ] Take a deep breath
• [ ] Do a root-cause analysis of the problem → ‣
• [ ] Apply the dichotomy of control by
  • [ ] Write down what parts of the problem you control (and can influence)
  • [ ] Write down the parts that you don’t control (and can not influence)
• [ ] For each item in your control
  • [ ] Write down what you can do to resolve it
  • [ ] Write down the priority compared to other parts in your control

Act

• [ ] Pick the highest priority item
• [ ] Dismiss the parts of the problem that you don’t control
• [ ] Solve the problem

Reflect

• [ ] Take some time to think about what you can do to avoid facing this problem again
• [ ] Identify preventive measures and write them down
• [ ] If the downside of facing the problem is very big: Implement the preventive measure ASAP
• [ ] If the downside is small, track the preventive measures and prioritize them in your roadmap

🛠 Resources & Tools