You didn't skip the prep because you were busy. You skipped it so the result wouldn't count. Jake breaks down the Effort Alibi — the hedge you place before the whistle blows — using a 1978 study on self-handicapping and the college major he switched to avoid finding out what he was capable of. Two reps to close the escape hatch: declare it out loud, then run the ten-minute film session.


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