Provoke & Observe Approach

The Provoke Observe method asks for a little discipline and returns a lot of peace. A fair trade, by any ledger.

The method fails only in one way: people read it, nod, and return to the old habit. The technique is not the hard part. The hard part is Tuesday.

The idea is simple, and like most simple ideas it is easy to nod at and hard to use. The nod is free. The use costs attention, every day, in small change.

Think of the student the night before the board exam, and the same student the morning after results. One believes time is an enemy; the other discovers it was only a mirror.

Time is the one currency the Reserve Bank does not print more of. No ceremony needed. Begin with the very next decision.