QUIET
Quiet signal
“They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “I’ll write the pitch I mean, then let them decide.”
SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
“They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it”
See what this thought is changing.
Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.
What this self-check measures
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it”, including the private rule underneath it: If a pitch might be killed, don’t spend much on the version you actually want to tell. Make it acceptable first, and only then see whether the real story can survive the edits.
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PRESENT
Present in the background
“They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “Their job is to kill or keep it. Mine is to keep the story alive.”
ACTIVE
Active pattern
“They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: On a blank note card, write one real pitch idea two ways: first the cautious version you usually would send, then the version with one detail you’d normally cut. Circle the detail that changes the story most. Keep the card private.
DOMINANT
Getting the final word
Right now, “They’ll just kill it anyway — why pitch it” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: On a blank note card, write one real pitch idea two ways: first the cautious version you usually would send, then the version with one detail you’d normally cut. Circle the detail that changes the story most. Keep the card private.