Frameworks · Mind · 414

One main quest a season

One main quest. In the calendar. Skipped 3x? Decide.

SEWe reviewed 94 studies on it.Habits and systems

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 414, One main quest a season: One main quest. In the calendar. Skipped 3x? Decide.
Framework 414 · in one look
How to use it

Every 90 days, pick one main quest for work and one for life, plus two or three side quests. Put them in the weekly calendar as blocks. Aim to keep 70-80% of the blocks, not 100%. If a block gets skipped three weeks running, it isn't the priority you say it is: drop it, or change the method (one intensive week instead of two hours a day).

How sure we are

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

E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.

Sources

Deciding when and where in advance raised follow-through (Gollwitzer & Sheeran 2006, meta-analysis of 94 studies, 🟢; see 15) · seasons, main quests, the 70-80% rule and the "skipped three times" check: Ali Abdaal (🟠).

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