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CTL-VIII-0001

“I just got fired.”

CTL · Pillar III, Control CTL-VIII · Redirect Immediately

Losing a job is a shock. The next move is still yours. You can't undo what happened, but you decide what happens next, starting right now.

Your Practice

Today: update your resume, reach out to one contact, or research one concrete option. Pick one. Do it before the day ends. The redirect starts with a single action, not tomorrow, now.

The Architects

“When you start feeling that psychological pain coming on, don't draw back from it and cower: lean into it. Lean into the pain.”

Aaron Swartz, "Lean into the pain", Raw Nerve series, Raw Thought blog, aaronsw.com/weblog/dalio, September 1, 2012

More under CTL-VIII

CTL-VIII-0002“My plan fell apart and I don't know what to do next.”CTL-VIII-0003“I redirected a bad day into a productive one.”CTL-VIII-0004“I keep reacting to things I should let pass.”CTL-VIII-0005“I'm struggling with a habit I keep returning to.”CTL-VIII-0006“I'm proud of how I handled a situation that used to derail me.”CTL-VIII-0007“I got some hard feedback and my first reaction was to dismiss it.”
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