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Shrink Framework
The Shrink Growth Path
A Shrink Framework, a model that ties these 9 concepts into one way of understanding a problem. Each concept links to its full page in the Atlas.
Resilience
Resilience is recovery applied over time.
Self-Criticism
The way you speak to yourself shapes the way you experience yourself.
Mental Models of Self
Identity influences behavior before behavior reinforces identity.
Mental Momentum
Repeated thoughts become preferred pathways.
Self-Efficacy
Capability beliefs influence capability itself.
Self-Compassion
Growth happens more reliably through guidance than self-attack.
Executive Function
Good thinking requires good management.
Cognitive Scaffolding
Support should decrease as competence increases.
Self-Determination
Healthy motivation grows from autonomy, competence, and connection.