How to do this drill
- Mark every future action.
- Separate possible, promised, and conditional actions.
- Use the latest commitment for prediction.
Material
- Asha
- The replacement filter is in stock, but I cannot reach the shop before it closes today.
- Leon
- I pass it on my way home. I could collect it if the order is prepaid.
- Asha
- I will pay online now and forward the receipt. Could you leave the filter with the concierge?
- Leon
- Yes. I will pick it up around five thirty and message you after the concierge signs for it.
- Asha
- Thank you. I will send the receipt within ten minutes.
Your tasks
- What is most likely to happen next?
- Which later action depends on Asha's immediate step?
Check your work
Finish the tasks first, then open the answer to compare.
Show the answer
Answer
Asha will prepay and send the receipt next; Leon's collection around 5:30 depends on that proof of payment.
How to reach it
- Order future commitments by time.
- Identify the prepayment condition.
- Reject early uncertainty after both speakers agree.
Evidence
The ten-minute promise is the nearest explicit commitment, and Leon states the order must be prepaid before he can collect it.
Review your attempt
- Did you choose the immediate rather than eventual action?
- Did you explain the dependency?
Take it further
Draw the next-step chain through concierge delivery and mark who performs each action.
