Code Review Anxiety Workbook
  • Introduction
  • Authorship & Licensing
  • Part One: Understanding Code Review Anxiety
    • What is Code Review Anxiety?
    • How can we manage Code Review Anxiety?
  • Part Two: Managing Code Review Anxiety
    • Step 1: Create Awareness
    • Step 2: Reduce Physiological Arousal
      • Temperature
      • Intense Exercise
      • Paced Breathing
      • Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
      • Checking the Impact
    • Step 3: Challenge Biased Thoughts
      • Identify Negatively Biased Thoughts
      • Challenge Negatively Biased Thoughts
      • Replace Negatively Biased Thoughts
      • Checking the Impact
    • Step 4: Proactively Engage
      • Asking like a DEAR
      • Reviewing to GIVE
  • Part Three: Mini Code Review Anxiety Toolkit
    • Introduction
    • Mini Toolkit
  • Workbook References
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  1. Part Two: Managing Code Review Anxiety
  2. Step 3: Challenge Biased Thoughts

Checking the Impact

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As a check for how well this process worked, go ahead and re-rate how much you believe your previous thoughts in the Did the believability of your primary thought go down? What about your other thoughts?

Oftentimes, folks will find that challenging their primary thought also reduces the believability of several other thoughts. If there are thoughts that remain high in believability, you could challenge those thoughts as well!

“Post-Believability” column.