Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M6922

WDEP

WDEP
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

W (Wants): What do you want? D (Doing): What are you doing now? E (Evaluation): Is your behavior helping you get what you want? P (Plan): What is your new plan?

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

A behavior-focused coaching framework. It does not dwell on the past and emotions, but focuses on "behavior"—because behavior is controllable.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

A coaching framework from Reality Therapy (Choice Theory), focusing on "behavior" rather than the past/emotions: Wants (what you want), Doing (what you are doing), Evaluation (whether the behavior helps), Plan (new plan). Emphasizes that behavior is controllable and changeable in the present.

MINIMUM ACTION

In progress 0/4

Practice this model in one real situation:

Check to track your progress (stored locally)
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Source support: Explicit

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