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Appendix: The Thirty Practices at a Glance

One small practice from each chapter, gathered in one table for quick reference.

The Thirty Practices

Each chapter ends with one small practice. Here they are in one place. You do not need to do them all. Choose the one or two that fit your mind right now, practice them until they feel natural, and come back to the rest when you are ready. The summaries below are reminders, not full instructions; read the chapter before you try a practice. These tools are meant for everyday patterns of overthinking. They are not for emergencies or severe symptoms, and the chapters say when to seek professional support.

Ch.	Practice	In one line
1	The Loop Log	For a week, note the direction of each loop, the question beneath it, how you felt before and after, and whether anything new came of it.
2	The Progress Test	Ask: has this thought helped me understand, decide, or do anything new?
3	Transcript and translation	Separate what was actually said from what you fear it meant, and list three other explanations.
4	One regret, three exits	Turn a regret into a lesson, a repair, or a deliberate release.
5	Knowable, Influenceable, Uncertain	Sort a question into three columns and act on each one differently.
6	The Fair Statement	Rewrite a harsh self-judgment so that it is specific, proportionate, and based on evidence.
7	The Four-Line Reality Check	Feared outcome, evidence, realistic alternative, and one next action with a trigger.
8	Define “good enough”	Set criteria, a time limit, and a “done” sentence before you begin.
9	Repair, learn, accept	Decide what your guilt is really asking for, and release the excess.
10	Leave one question unanswered	Delay a checking urge, ride the wave, and lengthen the delay.
11	Three before one	List three ordinary explanations before settling on the frightening one.
12	Name the need and ask once	“When this happened, I felt this. What I’d love is this.”
13	Replace an assumption with a question	“I noticed this. I’m making up a story that. Is that close?”
14	Trigger, story, need, response	Slow the cycle, and say when you need space and when you will return.
15	Create one boundary	“I can do this. I can’t do that. What I’ll do instead is this.”
16	Set criteria and a deadline	Choose three must-haves and a time budget, define good enough, and commit.
17	Name your trigger, choose your yardstick	Replace comparison with your own measures of progress.
18	From fog to plan	Turn a vague worry into a question, three dated actions, and a weekly check.
19	The smallest real experiment	Shrink the move into a small test that produces real information.
20	The worry window	Postpone worries to a daily window and sort them into today, later, and not mine.
21	The four-step thought record	Situation, interpretation, evidence, and a balanced alternative.
22	“I’m noticing the thought that…”	Step back from a thought, name the story, and choose by your values.
23	One uncertainty, one habit	Resist one checking habit and record your prediction against the result.
24	Do, then debrief	Take the smallest next action within a day, then review it for five minutes.
25	Control, influence, release	Sort a concern into three zones, act on the first two, and release the third.
26	The sixty-second pause	Feet, senses, slow breath, name the feeling, and take the next small step.
27	The evidence log	Record small decisions, what happened, and how you coped.
28	Value, action, minimum version	Shrink a valued action to two minutes, attach it to a cue, and do it with the noise.
29	A letter to your past self	Recognize, name, learn, forgive, and say what you want them to know.
30	Your setback plan	Early signs, three tools, your people, daily anchors, a reminder, and when to seek help.

One small practice from each chapter, gathered in one table for quick reference.

The Thirty Practices

Ch.	Practice	In one line
1	The Loop Log	For a week, note the direction of each loop, the question beneath it, how you felt before and after, and whether anything new came of it.
2	The Progress Test	Ask: has this thought helped me understand, decide, or do anything new?
3	Transcript and translation	Separate what was actually said from what you fear it meant, and list three other explanations.
4	One regret, three exits	Turn a regret into a lesson, a repair, or a deliberate release.
5	Knowable, Influenceable, Uncertain	Sort a question into three columns and act on each one differently.
6	The Fair Statement	Rewrite a harsh self-judgment so that it is specific, proportionate, and based on evidence.
7	The Four-Line Reality Check	Feared outcome, evidence, realistic alternative, and one next action with a trigger.
8	Define “good enough”	Set criteria, a time limit, and a “done” sentence before you begin.
9	Repair, learn, accept	Decide what your guilt is really asking for, and release the excess.
10	Leave one question unanswered	Delay a checking urge, ride the wave, and lengthen the delay.
11	Three before one	List three ordinary explanations before settling on the frightening one.
12	Name the need and ask once	“When this happened, I felt this. What I’d love is this.”
13	Replace an assumption with a question	“I noticed this. I’m making up a story that. Is that close?”
14	Trigger, story, need, response	Slow the cycle, and say when you need space and when you will return.
15	Create one boundary	“I can do this. I can’t do that. What I’ll do instead is this.”
16	Set criteria and a deadline	Choose three must-haves and a time budget, define good enough, and commit.
17	Name your trigger, choose your yardstick	Replace comparison with your own measures of progress.
18	From fog to plan	Turn a vague worry into a question, three dated actions, and a weekly check.
19	The smallest real experiment	Shrink the move into a small test that produces real information.
20	The worry window	Postpone worries to a daily window and sort them into today, later, and not mine.
21	The four-step thought record	Situation, interpretation, evidence, and a balanced alternative.
22	“I’m noticing the thought that…”	Step back from a thought, name the story, and choose by your values.
23	One uncertainty, one habit	Resist one checking habit and record your prediction against the result.
24	Do, then debrief	Take the smallest next action within a day, then review it for five minutes.
25	Control, influence, release	Sort a concern into three zones, act on the first two, and release the third.
26	The sixty-second pause	Feet, senses, slow breath, name the feeling, and take the next small step.
27	The evidence log	Record small decisions, what happened, and how you coped.
28	Value, action, minimum version	Shrink a valued action to two minutes, attach it to a cue, and do it with the noise.
29	A letter to your past self	Recognize, name, learn, forgive, and say what you want them to know.
30	Your setback plan	Early signs, three tools, your people, daily anchors, a reminder, and when to seek help.

Appendix: The Thirty Practices at a Glance

The Thirty Practices

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Appendix: The Thirty Practices at a Glance

The Thirty Practices

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