Worksheet #8 — Failure Calibration Tool

How we create more success in our lives is a hard problem. Let us invert the problem and make it easier. How can we create less failure? The best way to start is to identify and remove it from our lives. Your bad habits are recurring failures that lower your gumption. Some bad habits — say, a weakness for clutter — are regrettable but don't do heavy damage. Others are downright toxic to gumption and must be mapped. Please write your worst habit below:

My worst bad habit is

Please answer the following yes or no questions:

Do you try to hide this bad habit?

Yes
No

Do you wonder if you have a problem?

Yes
No

Do you feel uneasy when resisting this bad habit?

Yes
No

Is this bad habit a means of feeling better when having a bad day?

Yes
No

Do you feel guilty after you engage in this habit but do it again soon?

Yes
No

Do you make promises to yourself about this habit and then break them?

Yes
No

Do you continue your habit, even though it causes health problems?

Yes
No

For those whose bad habit is drinking:

Have you said the words "road beer" in the last month?

Yes
No

Have you ever had a blackout caused by drinking?

Yes
No

Have you lost your keys/wallet/phone in the past twenty-flour months?

Yes
No

Have you switched to vodka?

Yes
No

Every yes answer is worth one point. If you scored two points or higher, you may have a dangerous habit. Welcome to the club. You will likely need WhoHowness to deal with it. Considering talking to a mental health professional. If you are a drinker, consider AA. For the rest of your, what golden apples are your demons guarding?

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Worksheet #8 — Failure Calibration Tool

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