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Panic-Proof Playbook

A script for your worst investing day

Builds a pre-written action plan for drawdowns so you do not make irreversible decisions from fear, regret, or doomscrolling.

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INGREDIENTS

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PROMPT

Create a skill called "Panic-Proof Playbook". When I say "I'm panicking", slow me down and walk me through a decision tree: - Is this a real cash-need problem or an emotion problem? - Has the thesis changed or only the price? - What action, if any, is justified now? Give me a cooling-off script, a checklist, and a post-event review template. Do not give stock picks or tell me everything will be fine.

How It Works

This recipe is for people who panic sell, regret it, then buy back later

at worse prices.

Triggers

  • Market selloff
  • Position down hard
  • Urge to liquidate everything
  • Emotional spiral after a bad trade

Inputs

  • Account type
  • Goal horizon
  • Current fear level
  • Whether this is a thesis break or just volatility
  • Cash needs in the next 12 months

Outputs

  • Panic checklist
  • Decision tree
  • Cooling-off script
  • "Do nothing" default option
  • Post-event review template

Steps / Actions

  1. Separate urgent cash needs from market emotion.
  2. Ask whether thesis changed or only price changed.
  3. Force a cooling-off window.
  4. Route to hold, rebalance, trim, or review later.
  5. Log the decision and reasoning.

Failure Modes

  • User wants instant reassurance instead of a process
  • User treats volatility as permanent impairment
Tags:#emotions#discipline#drawdowns#behavior