Most people run Start Stop Continue like it is a meeting ritual. A little corporate incense. Light it. Wave it. Go back to doom scrolling.
Try this instead: run it on your life.
Once a week, sit down like you are the CEO of your attention. Make three lists, but do it by pillar.
Family
- Start: one tiny ritual that makes everyone feel seen
- Stop: distracted half listening that pretends it counts
- Continue: the thing you already do that your people secretly live on
Fun
- Start: something delightfully unproductive
- Stop: waiting for “free time” like it is a tax refund
- Continue: the hobby that makes you feel more you
Work
- Start: the one move that creates leverage
- Stop: performative busyness, the adult version of finger painting
- Continue: the habit that keeps the wheels from falling off
The point is not optimization. The point is honesty.
Stay Positive & When You Don’t Decide What Stays, Everything Gets To Squat
Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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