Choose the form that matches today's question: missing information, a reversible choice or an uncheckable forecast. Each form produces a different output. You do not need to complete all three just because you have been thinking for a long time.
Worksheet A: the missing-fact request
Question I can answer with information: ____________________
Fact missing: _____________________________________________
Reliable person or record: ________________________________
Exact request / check: ____________________________________
When I will follow up: ____________________________________
Work I can do while waiting: ______________________________
Answer received / what remains unknown: ____________________Use this when a source can actually answer. “What time does the venue open?” fits. “Will everyone like me?” does not.
Worksheet B: the reversible-choice card
Choice and purpose: _______________________________________
Essential criteria: _______________________________________
Feasible options: _________________________________________
Fact that could change the choice: _________________________
Reversal cost / exit: _____________________________________
Decision time: ____________________________________________
Review date / evidence: ___________________________________Use it for an ordinary reversible decision. A medical, legal or safety-critical choice needs an appropriate process and expertise; do not use the blank decision time as permission to rush it.
Worksheet C: the forecast boundary
Forecast I keep replaying: _________________________________
What I know now: __________________________________________
What I cannot know now: ___________________________________
Action in my own part of the situation: ____________________
Support I need: ___________________________________________
Where I will return my attention afterward: ________________The point is to recognize an unknown, not to certify that the feared outcome cannot happen.
Completed fictional example
Pat replays “My teammate will be angry if I ask for the file.” Worksheet C records what is known: the file is required for tomorrow's draft and no reply has arrived. The teammate's future reaction is unknown. Pat's action is one respectful request stating the deadline; attention then returns to the completed draft sections.
If Pat learns that the teammate is unavailable, the next action becomes a backup request or a revised plan. The record is allowed to change with evidence.
Author lens and clinical boundary
Kerub's Authorship asks the reader to keep their own next move in the picture; her Timer Protocol challenges indefinite paralysis around feasible decisions. These forms are new editorial applications, not passages copied from the book. [A_EGO:INTRO] [A_EGO:11]
CCI's worry resources distinguish practical problem-solving from repetitive worry. E04 They do not establish that these three forms treat a disorder. Persistent, impairing worry warrants qualified help. E05
Use a form briefly, act or request help where appropriate, and record the result. If it becomes repeated reassurance checking, pause and discuss that pattern with a suitable professional.