← Personal LeverageLesson 7 of 9 · 18 min · Written lesson
Prepare grounded conversations
Prepare a difficult conversation
First, experience it
Prepared examples · no live AI or tool callsOne small experiment
Rehearsal is not mind-reading.
“Help me prepare for a conversation about missed kitchen clean-ups.”
Fictional case: alternating Saturdays were agreed; the last two were missed. The reason is unknown. All responses are authored demonstrations.
What makes a rehearsal useful?
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Before the explanation,
make a prediction.
Then change the setup and inspect what it changes in the prepared result. There is room to be surprised.