Do not decide from dysregulation
Before you commit, evaluate.
Before committing, ask:
1. Am I below 6 on the Escalation Scale?
If not, delay.
2. Has this urgency existed for at least 72 hours?
If not, pause.
3. Am I solving fear — or solving facts?
4. Will this decision matter in 6 months?
5. Does this expand stability — or shrink it?
6. Would I make the same decision while calm?
Red Flags
• Binary thinking
• “Now or never” framing
• Identity threat
• Revenge impulse
• Collapse avoidance
Closing Anchor
Delay is not weakness.
It is structural intelligence.
Life.Understood.
Gerald Alba Daquila
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Life.Understood. 