The Five-Minute Team Debrief

Protocol The meeting ends but the pressure stays distributed across private chats and clenched jaws. A small honest move is often more healing than a large performance of change. Why It Helps A lightweight ritual to reduce hidden stress after intense work. The point is not to create another rule. The point is to make an invisible moment visible enough that you can treat yourself and other people with more skill. The Protocol 1. Clear the first visible obstacle. 2. Put one support within reach: water, note, person, timer, or open window. 3. Decide the smallest useful finish line. 4. Stop when you reach it, even if momentum wants more. 5. Leave a marker for your future self: "next time, start here." Protocols work because they reduce negotiation when the nervous system is already busy. Try It Once Ask: what changed, what is unclear, what support is needed, what can stop? Make It Yours Lower the intensity until the action is repeatable. Add one person if doing it alone makes it unsafe. Measure usefulness by clarity, steadiness, or connection, not by perfection. Continue With Rest Is Not a Reward for Being Useful Video Path: End of Life Clarity for Ordinary Tuesdays Sources and further reading WHO Mental Health at Work.