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Writing the day ahead in the past tense, then scoring it out of ten at night

A short written account of the coming day, composed in the past tense as if it has already happened, specific about how conversations went and how you felt. At the end of the day you reread it and score how close reality came, often out of ten, and some people send the text to a coach or friend for accountability. It borrows from visualization and manifestation practices and works, in the telling of people who use it, by setting intention before the day sets it for you. Ten minutes, a notes app or a text message.

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  • Actor · Wolverine and The Greatest Showman

    Every morning he writes the day as if it has already happened, in past tense and in specific detail, then texts it to his coach for accountability. That night, or the next morning, he rereads it and scores the day out of ten. He recommitted to the same practice daily through the shoot of The Greatest Showman.

    Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #444 transcript

    I do a daily design every day. I create as if in the past tense of what the day had been. … And then at the end of the day, I score it out of 10. I keep myself accountable to what I was trying to manifest or make happen.

    The Tim Ferriss Show #444 transcript (opens in a new tab) · 30 Jun 2020

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