DryRun: Say the Hard Thing

You already know what you need to say. You've said it in the shower, in the car, in your head at 2am. Then you get in the room and it comes out as "I just wanted to check in, no worries if not." DryRun is where you say it badly first. Pick the conversation you're dreading — or write your own. The other person answers in character: defensive, tearful, charming, or simply quiet. They push back on vague openers. They don't let you off the hook. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Your hedging is underlined as you type. "Just", "maybe", "sorry to bother you", "I might be wrong but" — marked in the moment you write them, with a running count. Not blocked. Marked. So you can see the shape of your own flinching before you send it. And when you finally make a specific point, the other person says nothing. Three full seconds of silence. Most people fill it and undo everything they just said. Sitting in it…