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Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill

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for Monday, January 12th, 2026. Today's advice

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is for the Monday mental pile -up, when you wake

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up and your brain immediately opens 15 tabs and

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one of them is just playing panic music. So here's

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the move. Do a brain dump, then pick a next domino.

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Step 1. Grab a note app or a piece of paper and

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write down everything that's bouncing around

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in your head. Tasks, worries, reminders, random

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stuff, all of it. No organizing yet, just unload

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it. Step 2. Circle the one thing that, if you

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did it first, would make the rest of the day

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easier. That's your next domino. It might be

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making the call you've been avoiding. Sending

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the email that unlocks everything else. Starting

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the first load of laundry. Getting gas so you're

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not stressed later. Putting one appointment on

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the calendar. When the first domino falls, momentum

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shows up. And momentum is a lot more reliable

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than motivation. And your goodwill move for today?

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Be the person who lowers the temperature in a

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room. A calm tone. A patient response. A little

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humor. A simple, no worries, we'll figure it

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out. That kind of steadiness is contagious, and

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people remember who made things feel manageable.

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That's your Daily Goodwill for Monday, January

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12th, 2026. Dump the noise. Tip the first domino.

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You've got this. Talk soon.