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Exercise10 minOccupationalRationality

10-10-10: decisions with perspective

Run a pressing decision through three time horizons and see what becomes clear.

The path

How it works

  1. The decision on the tableWriteChooseList
  2. In 10 minutesWrite
  3. In 10 monthsWriteChoose
  4. In 10 yearsWrite
  5. What became clearChooseWrite
Take a choice you are carrying right now, something that squeezes. Saying yes or no to an assignment, changing jobs, taking a call you keep putting off. We are not going to solve it with more rumination, but with distanc …

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The evidence

Why does it work?

Bruehlman-Senecal & Ayduk (2015), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, show that temporal distancing reduces emotional reactivity and rumination. The 10-10-10 frame comes from Suzy Welch (2009).

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