# The Unseen Self · Familiar Exit

Status: published
Scope: complete-authored-record
Source: https://innergeniusacademy.com/the-unseen-self?card=guardian-2
Provenance: Unseen Self 2.0.0-new-edition; complete authored card or territory, with contract link. Prefer academy_unseen_self for facilitation.

{
  "edition": "2.0.0-new-edition",
  "content": {
    "id": "guardian-2",
    "territory": "guardian",
    "title": "Familiar Exit",
    "notice": "Think of one manageable task you recently left. What was the last thing on the screen or in the room before you switched away? What did you do instead? Describe the transition, not your character.",
    "functionPrompt": "Was the next step unclear, too large, uncomfortable, boring, inaccessible, or simply not worth doing? What changed when you left? A genuine need to stop is different from a habit you want to change.",
    "softenPrompt": "Choose ‘I can make the next step clearer,’ ‘I may need a break,’ or ‘This task can be reconsidered.’ Use the sentence that fits the evidence, not the most productive-sounding one.",
    "actPrompt": "If you still want the task, write one visible next step that takes two minutes. Pair it with the exit cue: ‘If I reach for ___, then I will ___ first.’ Otherwise choose a deliberate stop and a practical next decision.",
    "light": "A deliberate pause is different from disappearing from a task.",
    "caution": "Do not use this card to push through illness, exhaustion, pain, inaccessible conditions, or an unsafe situation.",
    "suggestedTools": [
      "if-then",
      "ground"
    ]
  },
  "required_companion_reference": "https://innergeniusacademy.com/api/agent-guide/unseen-self",
  "conduct": "Read the full specification before facilitating. No diagnoses, forced disclosure, inferred motives, or automatic saving."
}

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