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The 3rd Act Lab
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Nov '25 •
📌New Members Start Here
Welcome to The 3rd Act Lab! Before posting here, make sure you have watched the Orientation video. This Lab runs on one monthly, repeatable system: 1️⃣One question. 2️⃣One micro-experiment. 3️⃣One decision. Now, please introduce yourself. Keep it simple and let us know: 1. Your name and where you are in your 3rd Act. 2. One takeaway from the Orientation. 3. One question you may want to test this month. That’s it. We work one question at a time. Post your intro below and then head to the current pinned post to enter this month's Path and Micro-Experiment. Welcome to the Lab. Cheers, Colleen
3 likes • Jan 16
Hi, I'm Islay. I'm in Scotland, UK. I'm 63 years old and I live with my 2 Labradors. My daughter is at university and comes home during the holidays. I live in a beautiful place and moved here after my partner died suddenly in 2023. I retired from academia and am trying to decide whether to go back to work of some sort - I am still a qualified physiotherapist. I completed an art degree last year and continue to go to local classes but lack the motivation to develop my own practice. I have had so many changes in the last 3 years that I don't know who I am anymore. Last year I returned to sailing which was a passion for 30 years and went to Sydney, Australia to qualify as a commercial yacht skipper but, again, struggle to motivate myself to do it back home. My wish for 2026 is to start to mould a life in and with which I can find peace and contentment.
Jan 4 •
Meet Yourself on Paper: A 30-Day Foundation Experiment
ACCESS FULL MICRO EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTIONS HERE This is the current micro-experiment inside The 3rd Act Lab. If you’re wondering what we’re working on or what to focus on right now - this is it. Every micro-experiment in The 3rd Act Lab follows the same structure: - ONE Question - ONE Experiment - ONE Outcome Meet Yourself on Paper: A 30-Day Foundation Experiment: ➡️THE ONE QUESTION: What changes when I stop guessing who I am—and start documenting it? ➡️THE ONE EXPERIMENT: Document yourself using the Inventory section of the Big Book of You. ➡️THE ONE OUTCOME: By the end of this experiment, you will have: - A completed (or mostly completed) set of inventories - A clear, visible record of your raw materials - Less guessing and more evidence ✴️THE EXPERIMENT (WEEK BY WEEK) 1️⃣Week 1 - Start the Inventories - Begin working through the four inventories in the Inventory section of The Big Book of You, v2 (pages 5–12). 2️⃣Week 2 - Continue the Inventories. Keep documenting: - Add what you forgot the first time - Notice repeats - Let memories surface naturally Still no analysis. Still no conclusions. 3️⃣Week 3 - Finish or Fill In Gaps: Complete remaining inventories or revisit sections that feel incomplete. 4️⃣Week 4 - Review What’s Now on Paper + Share Your Evidence POSTING RHYTHM - Mondays: I’ll post your weekly focus prompt with instructions - Fridays: I’ll post your reflection & evidence prompt. - In between: Use the Community thread as your sounding board. You do NOT have to wait for my prompts to share, ask for feedback or just talk out loud.
1 like • Jan 16
Looking forward to getting started with this
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@islay-mcewan-2943
63 year old. Physiotherapist and academic. Navigating life without my partner who died suddenly in 2023. Two dogs who get me up in the morning.
Active 145d ago
Joined Jan 16, 2026
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