“Experimenting with things like 30 days or 20 days of no complaining… ask them to raise a finger maybe every time you use an absolute”

Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · #887: Q&A with Tim - The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More

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Run a 30-day “no-complaining” experiment: avoid absolute language, have a partner point out absolutes, and track usage with a finger-raise cue

30-day duration; cue: raise a finger each time an absolute is used

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