The document describes a DIY intervention to minimize judgment of others and reduce stress. It involved collecting baseline data on behaviors, using post-it notes as triggers, reporting behaviors to a partner and developing alternatives. Results showed occurrences of judged behaviors dropped from 3-5 times per day pre-intervention to 1-2 times during and after the intervention. The conclusion was that discussing alternatives helped and that changing habitual behaviors takes time, but the participant was committed to continuing working on reducing judgment of others.

1. DIY INTERVENTION
 Brooke Schohl 
Designing Health Behavior Change
Arizona State University / #healthchange

2. RATIONALE
Impact on
Stereotype
Health
Stress Judgment
Frustration

3. SOLUTION TESTED
 GOAL
 To minimize judgment of others and consequently improve self & decrease
stress
 A:B:A
 4 days of pre-data
 4 days of intervention
 4 days of post-data
 PROTOCOL
 Collect baseline data on self
 Trigger post-it on laptop
 Intervention:
• Reported behavior back to husband, developed
alternatives for each situation
• Approached individual when available
 Collect post data on self

4. INTERVENTION RESULTS
Table 1: OCCURRENCE OF BEHAVIOR
# OF
INCIDENTS PART OF STUDY
3-5/day Pre
1-2/day Intervention
1-2/day Post
Table 2: EXAMPLE SCENARIOS DURING INTERVENTION
SAMPLE BEHAVIOR ALTERNATIVES
Snowbird & (Near) Cycling Accident Impaired vision, overly cautious, Bloody Marys with
Sunday brunch
ASU Graduate College Representative* Opportunity to explain frustration
Triathlon Apparel Manufacturer Busy season, note was misplaced

5. CONCLUSION
 Observation of behavior heightened awareness
 Post-It trigger started the day off right
 Discussing alternatives was beneficial & kept me accountable
 Behavior is habitual – took years to establish, need time to improve/undo
 I’m up for the challenge and will continue to work on this!
LESSONS LEARNED:
 Don’t sweat the small stuff!
 Focus on gratitude