The Short List
Values clarification exercise
What started with the word of the year just got more complicated. Now you need to set shared intentions that are specific, meaningful, and grounded in your actual values — and the situation is shifting faster than your first approach can handle.
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The Word of the Year
→The year in review that reveals truths, the resolution autopsy that shows what went wrong, the word that frames everything, and the first week that sets the tone. Navigate the word of the year in this interactive journey.
Part of the quest
The New Year Conversation
→The year in review that reveals truths, the resolution autopsy that shows what went wrong, the word that frames everything, and the first week that sets the tone. Navigate the new year conversation that actually changes something.
What you'll learn from The Short List
This scenario focuses on Values clarification exercise — a critical skill inside the broader couples domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The Word of the Year, a full interactive story inside the The New Year Conversation quest.
Skills you'll build in The New Year Conversation
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Forget resolutions. Pick one word — a single word that captures who you want to become. Let it be the lens for every decision you make this year.
This is the moment you've been building toward. Starting the new year with aligned priorities instead of parallel lives — except now the stakes are real and there's no rehearsal. What you do next matters.
You've faced the hardest part. Now turn what you've learned into something sustainable — a way to set shared intentions that are specific, meaningful, and grounded in your actual values not just today, but every time this situation returns.
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