Your "no" is still being built — a framework by Ole Wang

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 10, Your "no" is still being built: Decide your rules for watched moments before the crowd shows up. — Framework 10 · in one look

How to use it

With peers watching, teenagers take more risks than adults do, and resistance to peer pressure keeps growing until about 18. Don't rely on willpower in front of a crowd: decide your rules for watched moments in advance, and choose rooms whose dares point at your goals.

How sure we are

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Chein et al. 2011 · Steinberg & Monahan 2007 (n > 3,600).

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