System + Soil

3-Minute Capacity Check-In

A short pause to name what you have, make today more workable, and choose one kind next step.

  1. Prompt 01

    Name the capacity you have.

    Right now, I have capacity for…

    Choose a few honest words. A little, some, or almost none all count.

  2. Prompt 02

    Make the day smaller.

    The smallest useful version of today is…

    Let the full version go for now. Name the version you can actually meet.

  3. Prompt 03

    Decide what can wait.

    This can wait without becoming an emergency…

    Set down one expectation, task, or reply that does not need your attention today.

  4. Prompt 04

    Choose one kind next step.

    One kind next step is…

    Pick something clear and small enough to begin without negotiating with yourself.

A smaller plan is still a plan. A kind next step is still a next step.