THE ETHICS LAB

THE TURNING POINT

On deciding.

Step 01

State the decision.

Write it in one clear sentence.

Step 02

Write the action this decision requires.

Be specific about what happens next.

Step 03

Write what this puts an end to.

Be honest about what disappears if you proceed.

Step 04

Write who you may disappoint with your choice.

Implicitly or not.

Step 05

Write who you may be trying to please.

Whether you admit it or not.

Step 06

Write what you are pretending not to know.

You already know it. Write it without adjustment.

Step 07

Write what you expect in return.

Then set it aside. You do not control that.

Step 08

Test the decision.

Are you doing this for recognition, approval, applause, or status?

Step 09

State the decision again.

After stripping it of its distorting layers.

Step 10

Choose.

Now the decision is yours to carry out.

THE ETHICS LAB