I’m stressed about everything. What’s the one thing underneath?

Your pile of stresses grouped into two or three real sources, and the one to deal with first.


When to use
When you feel stressed about ten things at once and suspect it’s really about one or two.
Time
10 min

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Here is everything that’s stressing me right now, in no order: . Don’t solve any of it yet. Group the list into two or three underlying sources and name each in a few plain words. Then ask me up to three questions, one at a time, to check your grouping. After that, tell me which source seems to be feeding the others, which items on my list would ease if that one were handled, and which wouldn’t. End with one action for the next two days. Label your guesses, and don’t tell me it will all be fine. Be direct. No padding and no reassurance I did not ask for.

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