10/10/10 Rule
Implications in 10 min, 10 mo, 10 yr
- Best for
- cooling a hot decision
- Time
- 5–15 min
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Example
Cooling off a tense decision: confronting a co-founder about a missed launch
10 min · 10 months · 10 years
- In 10 minutes — feels confrontational and awkward
- In 10 months — relief that the issue was named and addressed
- In 10 years — strong founding partnership built on candor, or a quiet drift if avoided
- Decision: have the conversation today, written agenda, no surprise audience
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