Print at 100% / Actual size and set margins to None. Turn on borderless printing if your printer offers it — the card is designed to bleed to the edge of the paper.
Preview — prints at exactly 3 × 5 in (76 × 127 mm).
Pause & Choose Worksheet
A worksheet that inserts a choice where there used to be autopilot
1Describe the urge or autopilot moment.
2List 2–3 alternative actions.
3Choose one and note why it fits your goal.
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Cut along the dashed line. Check that your print dialog says 100 percent, not “Fit to page”.
Autopilot is fast but rarely points where you want to go.
In the middle of an urge right now? Open the Pause Card — sixty seconds, then the smallest next step.
When to reach for this
A worksheet that inserts a choice where there used to be autopilot.
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