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title: "Day One Map: See Every Problem at Once | Robert Nikic"
description: "The Day One Map from Problems Pay by Robert Nikic: seven areas of your life on one page. Write down every problem you can see, then start with the smallest one."
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author: "Robert Nikic"
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TOOL · CLOSING · THE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW

# Day one: see the whole map.

So it's Monday morning. What do you do first? Nothing. Seven areas, one page. Write down every problem you can see.

DAY ONE MAP0 PROBLEMS SEEN

01Your personal relationships

02Your family

03Your home life

04Your work

05Your health

06Your money

07The people within your reach

NOTHING HERE IS SAVED OR SENT. PRINT IT OR KEEP THE TAB OPEN.

![Illustration: the man standing alone in a town square seen from high above, every street converging on him](https://problemspay.com/assets/plate-birds-eye.webp)

## Day one: nothing.

Don't fix anything. Don't make a single big decision. Look at your whole life from a bird's-eye view, the way you'd look at a city from a plane, and write down every problem you can see. Don't rank them. Don't solve them. Just see them.

## Day two: the smallest one.

Most men have never once looked at all of their problems in one place. Seeing the whole map is the first move most people never make. Tomorrow, start with the smallest one.

THE LEDGER · WEEKLY

## Switch one line. Every week.

One rule, one reader slip, one move. Join and get the full Introduction and Chapter 1 free, plus the Day One Map.

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Source: https://problemspay.com/tools/day-one-map
Problems Pay by Robert Nikic. Author site: https://robertnikic.com/