Trigger

The firing condition at the front of the option sentence: an observable event that starts the action without you deciding again. Unlike a date or an ordering, it hands the start signal to something outside your willpower, so noticing the event is the whole decision.

The firing condition at the front of the option sentence: an observable event that starts the action without you deciding again. Unlike a date or an ordering, it hands the start signal to something outside your willpower, so noticing the event is the whole decision.

Example

Instead of "sometime this quarter," you write: when the review invite hits your calendar, you reply within one hour asking for 15 extra minutes on compensation. The invite arriving is the signal; no separate act of courage is needed.