The "not yet" reframe
Turn a verdict into a status update.
Use it when
You just said "I'm bad at this."
- 1Catch the fixed sentence: "I can't do this."
- 2Add "yet."
- 3Ask: what strategy have I not tried?
- 4Ask: who has learned this, and how?
- 5Praise the effort you put in today, specifically.
