← Short Stride Score

    Twenty statements · Five domains

    The Stride Score

    Twenty statements. Score each one for how true it has been over the last two weeks. Answer fast, first instinct. This is a measurement, not a performance, and you are the only one who sees it.

    Scoring scale

    0–5

    1. 0Not at all
    2. 1Once, barely
    3. 2Occasionally
    4. 3About half the time
    5. 4Most of the time
    6. 5Consistently, without having to think about it
    Progress0 of 20

    Domain 1

    Yourself

    Statement 1When I wanted to change a behavior, I changed something in my environment rather than relying on willpower.Ch2, the cue
    Statement 2My daily routine ran on autopilot rather than on daily decisions.Ch2
    Statement 3When I missed a day of something I was building, I restarted within 24 hours.Ch3, recovery time
    Statement 4The next step on my most important goal was small enough to start in fifteen minutes.Ch4, step size

    Domain 2

    Your People

    Statement 5In a difficult conversation, I asked a question I didn't already know the answer to before saying my piece.Ch5, the question ratio
    Statement 6I let someone finish a thought I had already anticipated the end of.Ch5
    Statement 7I thanked someone for something specific rather than something general.Ch6, specificity
    Statement 8I gave someone close to me my full attention, with no screen in reach, for at least twenty minutes.Ch6, attention

    Domain 3

    Your Work

    Statement 9I could name the specific sub-skill I am currently trying to improve. Not "leadership," something smaller.Ch7, the named gap
    Statement 10I asked for feedback on something specific and did not defend myself when I got it.Ch7
    Statement 11I let a decision be made by someone else and did not take it back.Ch8, delegation
    Statement 12Someone could have learned what I expect of them by watching me rather than by being told.Ch8

    Domain 4

    Your Output

    Statement 13I asked someone who receives my work what was actually useful about it, and listened longer than I explained.Ch9, the receiver conversation
    Statement 14I changed something small in what I produce because of something I heard.Ch9
    Statement 15I wrote down a decision so that I will never have to make it again.Ch10, decisions made once
    Statement 16I found what I needed in under a minute, because it was where it was supposed to be.Ch10, retrieval time

    Domain 5

    Your World

    Statement 17I made a choice that cost me something small and benefited someone who will never know I made it.Ch11
    Statement 18That choice was one I make regularly, not a one-time gesture.Ch11, repeat rate
    Statement 19I gave time or skill to something outside my own household or work.Ch11
    Statement 20I raised something I thought was wrong at the moment it happened, rather than afterward.Ch11, timing

    Answer 20 more statements to continue.