A system for getting things done

Small steps count.


One thing to hold in mind. Three lines: where you are, what you’re grateful for, and the win, written down when it happens. Then the first step. Two minutes, and it compounds.

The Three-Line Day

One thing. Three lines. First step.

The one thing
What is the one thing for today?
Hold it in mind. You don't write it down.
Now
Where am I, actually, right now?
One honest sentence. The day you are in, not the one you planned.
Grateful
What am I grateful for?
Name one thing. Small counts.
Win
What did I do?
Write it down when it happens, and feel it for three seconds.
First step
What is the first step today?
Concrete, finishable today. If it feels heavy, halve it.
Why it works →

Streaming, around the clock

The quiet stream

Photographs from a lot of ordinary places, with original music, one quote at a time, and the wins people post in the chat. Leave it on while you take your step, and tell the chat what your win was.

Open the stream

Free, one page each

The pages

Each one is a piece of the system you can print and use today. They arrive by email; the daily prompt comes with them.

The Three-Line Day

The whole system on one page: the one thing, Now, Grateful, Win, the first step — and the four rules that make it stick.

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The Halving Rule

How to shrink a step until it happens — with five real examples halved down to the version you'd do now.

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30 Tiny Wins

A checklist for the days when "what's my step?" gets no answer.

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The Now Page

The printable week: one row a day, three columns, kept where the coffee is.

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Coming for the New Year

The planner

Ninety days of three lines, a page for every Sunday, and nothing else. Paper, because the win is the writing.Put your name down →