Cover of Field Manual No. 8: We Fight Back Negativity

Field Manual No. 8

We Fight Back Negativity

The receipts, the tools, and what to do with them.

Inside the Manual

A toolbox for checking the ledger

We Fight Back Negativity is not a warning page. It is a practical toolbox built around facts a reader can check and actions that can be done without paying for them. It asks the reader to set up one conversational AI tool, test claims through five proofs, audit a fear-and-anger feed for seven days, and use free resources already within reach.

The manual also treats these tools with clear limits. It says not to enter Social Security numbers, card numbers, passwords, or logins; to verify anything involving money, medicine, or law with a real human; and to assume an AI system can be confidently wrong.

The manual includes a crisis note: hope is not a treatment plan. If someone is in serious trouble, call or text 988 in the United States, and do not wait.

The core approach

Check the claim. Use the tool. Keep the guardrails.

Check the Receipts

Use the five proofs and their named sources to test whether a positive claim happened as described rather than accepting either panic or optimism on faith.

Change the Diet

Run the seven-day audit of fear-and-anger content against material that teaches or leaves the reader better, then adjust feed time for one week.

Use It Safely

Talk to the tool in plain language, ask one real question, correct it when it is wrong, and apply the house rules before trusting its output.

A month of practical work

What You'll Find Inside

  • Setup: device-specific steps for iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac, plus microphone, password, display, and support fixes.
  • Five proofs: checkable examples involving protein structures, breast-cancer screening, Be My Eyes, cyclone mortality, and the argument about scarcity and work.
  • Seven-day doom diet: record fear or anger against learned or better content and use the three-to-one and five-to-one scoring rules.
  • First question: tell the tool who you are, what you want, say when it is wrong, and keep asking.
  • Ten jobs: plain-language letters, diagnoses, writing, meals, lessons, translation, bills, appointment questions, repairs, and job applications.
  • Free shelf and too-late page: general assistants, tutoring, accessibility tools, libraries, research, and a first small step toward something the reader thought was too late.
  • House rules and ladder: privacy boundaries, human checks, a four-week progression, and a relay to teach one other person.

Use it as a printable field guide

Start with one real question

Print the manual and work in order. Set up one tool, write the first question before opening it, run the seven-day audit, and use the ten jobs to solve something that matters in the household. Then follow the thirty-day ladder: one question and audit, three jobs, one fifteen-minute lesson each day, and teaching one other person.

Keep the house rules visible. Never enter sensitive credentials, verify consequential advice with a human, read every word placed under your name, and call a person if the tool becomes the only voice you talk to.

Source text

Full Manual Text

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JOHNNY ACTION
JOHNNY ACTION PRODUCTIONS, LLC POINT LOMA, CALIFORNIA•
  WWW.JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM  
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8  • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE ACTION ARMY FIELD MANUAL NO. 8
WE FIGHT BACK NEGATIVITY
1 OF 19

THIS ONE TELLS YOU WHAT TO PICK UP. 
   WHAT IS IN THIS MANUAL
1.SET IT UP — THE WHOLE THING, START TO FINISH (START HERE) 
2.WHAT THIS MANUAL IS
3.THE FIVE PROOFS — AND HOW TO CHECK THEM YOURSELF
4.THE DOOM DIET — 7-DAY AUDIT AND SCORING RULE
5.THE FIRST QUESTION — HOW TO ACTUALLY TALK TO IT
6.TEN JOBS TO GIVE IT THIS WEEK
7.THE FREE SHELF — WHAT COSTS NOTHING
8.THE TOO-LATE PAGE
9.THE HOUSE RULES — USING IT WITHOUT GETTING HURT
10.THE 30-DAY LADDER
11.TELL ONE PERSON — THE RELAY
12.THE HONEST PAGE — CONFIDENCE LEVELS
13.MARCHING ORDERS AND SIGNATURE
14.WHOM TO CALL
EVERY OTHER MANUAL IN THIS SERIES TELLS YOU WHAT TO LOCK.  
JOHNNY ACTION
JOHNNY ACTION PRODUCTIONS, LLC POINT LOMA, CALIFORNIA•  WWW.JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM 
ACTION ARMY FIELD MANUAL NO. 8
WE FIGHT BACK NEGATIVITY 
          THE RECEIPTS, THE TOOLS, AND WHAT TO DO WITH THEM
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8  • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE 2 OF 19

JOHNNY ACTION
 ☐ YOUR PHONE, TABLET, OR COMPUTER IS CHARGED AND 
TURNED ON.
☐ YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET OR WI-FI.
☐ YOU KNOW YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
☐ YOU KNOW THE PASSWORD FOR YOUR PHONE OR YOUR 
EMAIL — OR YOU HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN SOMEWHERE.
 1. SET IT UP — START HERE 
IF YOU HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, THIS SECTION  
IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS. DO THIS FIRST.  
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS MANUAL DEPENDS ON IT.
IT COSTS NOTHING. IT TAKES ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES.  
YOU WILL NOT BREAK ANYTHING.
 BEFORE YOU START — TICK THESE OFF
 IF YOU CANNOT FIND THAT PASSWORD, STOP AND GO GET IT. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT 
TRIPS PEOPLE UP, AND IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
ONE MORE THING: YOU ONLY NEED ONE OF THESE. NOT FOUR. PICK ONE
AND STOP THERE.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 1. SET IT UP — FIND YOUR DEVICE 
FIND THE HEADING THAT MATCHES WHAT YOU ARE HOLDING. IGNORE THE OTHER THREE.
 
1. TAP THE BLUE APP STORE ICON ON YOUR SCREEN.
2. TAP SEARCH IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
3. TYPE ONE NAME: CHATGPT, OR GEMINI, OR COPILOT, OR CLAUDE.  
PICK ONE. ANY ONE.
4. TAP GET NEXT TO IT. IT IS FREE. IF IT ASKS FOR YOUR PASSWORD  
OR YOUR FACE, THAT IS NORMAL — THAT IS APPLE, NOT THE APP.
5. OPEN IT. TAP SIGN UP AND USE YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ADDRESS.
6. WHEN IT ASKS TO USE YOUR MICROPHONE, SAY ALLOW. THIS IS  
THE IMPORTANT ONE.
ANDROID PHONE OR TABLET (SAMSUNG, GOOGLE, MOTOROLA, LG)
1. TAP THE PLAY STORE ICON — THE LITTLE COLORED TRIANGLE.
2. TAP THE SEARCH BAR AT THE TOP.
3. TYPE ONE NAME: GEMINI, OR CHATGPT, OR COPILOT. PICK ONE.
4. TAP INSTALL. IT IS FREE.
5. OPEN IT AND SIGN IN WITH THE GOOGLE ACCOUNT ALREADY ON  
YOUR PHONE.
6. WHEN IT ASKS TO USE YOUR MICROPHONE, TAP ALLOW.
 
SHORTCUT: ON MOST NEWER ANDROID PHONES ONE OF THESE IS ALREADY INSTALLED. 
PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON, OR SAY "HEY GOOGLE," AND SEE IF SOMETHING
ANSWERS. IF IT DOES, YOU ARE ALREADY DONE.IPHONE OR IPAD
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8 • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE 4 OF 19

JOHNNY ACTION 1. SET IT UP — COMPUTERS, AND THEN TALK TO IT 
WINDOWS LAPTOP OR DESKTOP
1. PRESS THE WINDOWS KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND TYPE  
COPILOT.
2. CLICK IT. ON WINDOWS 11 IT IS ALREADY INSTALLED AND THE
VOICE FEATURE IS FREE.
3. SIGN IN WITH A FREE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT, OR MAKE ONE WITH
YOUR EMAIL.
4. CLICK THE MICROPHONE. SAY ALLOW IF YOUR BROWSER ASKS.
MAC DESKTOP OR LAPTOP
1. OPEN SAFARI OR CHROME.
2. TYPE THE NAME OF THE ONE YOU PICKED, FOLLOWED BY DOT
COM, AND PRESS RETURN.
3. SIGN IN WITH YOUR EMAIL. CLICK THE MICROPHONE AND SAY
ALLOW.
EVERYTHING ON THIS PAGE IS THE SAME JOB IN FOUR DIFFERENT OUTFITS: GET THE APP,
SIGN IN WITH THE EMAIL YOU ALREADY HAVE, ALLOW THE MICROPHONE.
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8 • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE 5 OF 19

JOHNNY ACTION
 1. SET IT UP — SAY THIS FIRST 
IT IS ON. NOW TALK TO IT. NOT COMMANDS. TALK.
READ ONE OF THESE OUT LOUD, WORD FOR WORD
"I AM NEW AT THIS. TALK TO ME LIKE A REGULAR  
PERSON AND KEEP IT SHORT."
"I AM GOING TO ASK YOU THINGS ALL WEEK. DO NOT  
USE BIG WORDS WITH ME."
"HERE IS MY FIRST QUESTION." THEN ASK IT WHATEVER  
IS ACTUALLY ON YOUR MIND.
 
IF YOU GET STUCK — FIVE FIXES
☐ NO MICROPHONE BUTTON? TURN THE DEVICE ALL THE WAY 
OFF, WAIT TEN SECONDS, TURN IT ON.
☐ IT CANNOT HEAR YOU? GO TO SETTINGS, FIND THE APP IN 
THE LIST, TURN THE MICROPHONE ON.
☐ FORGOT THE PASSWORD? TAP FORGOT PASSWORD. IT 
EMAILS YOU A LINK. THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY.
☐ PRINT TOO SMALL? SETTINGS, THEN DISPLAY, THEN TEXT 
SIZE. MAKE IT AS BIG AS YOU WANT.
☐ STILL STUCK? ASK A NINE-YEAR-OLD. THEY DO THIS IN 
ABOUT A MINUTE AND THEY LIKE BEING ASKED.
NEVER TYPE IN A CARD NUMBER TO GET STARTED. THE FREE VERSION IS REAL,
AND IT DOES EVERYTHING IN THIS MANUAL. IF A PAGE DEMANDS A CARD
BEFORE IT WILL ANSWER ONE QUESTION, YOU ARE ON THE WRONG PAGE.
CLOSE IT. AND NOBODY FROM ANY OF THESE COMPANIES WILL EVER PHONE
YOU TO HELP SET IT UP — IF SOMEBODY CALLS, HANG UP.IT WILL ANSWER OUT LOUD. YOU CAN INTERRUPT IT. YOU CAN TELL IT TO SLOW DOWN. YOU
CAN TELL IT, IT IS WRONG. NONE OF THAT OFFENDS IT.
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8 • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE 6 OF 19

JOHNNY ACTION
 2. WHAT THIS MANUAL IS
 THIS MANUAL IS NOT A WARNING.
YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH WARNINGS. YOU HAVE HAD A  
LIFETIME OF THEM, AND MOST OF THEM WERE FREE AND  
MOST OF THEM WERE WRONG.
THIS ONE IS A TOOLBOX.
EVERYTHING IN HERE IS EITHER A FACT YOU CAN CHECK  
YOURSELF, OR A THING YOU CAN DO TONIGHT FOR  
NOTHING.
THE RULE OF THIS MANUAL: IF YOU CANNOT VERIFY IT OR YOU CANNOT USE IT, IT DOES NOT 
BELONG IN HERE.
TWO THINGS TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU TURN THE  
PAGE.
ONE. THE GOOD NEWS IS REAL. IT IS BIGGER THAN THE  
BAD NEWS. IT JUST DOES NOT GET CARRIED, BECAUSE  
IT IS SLOW AND THERE IS NOTHING TO PHOTOGRAPH.
TWO. THE TOOLS THAT DID ALL OF IT ARE NOW SITTING  
IN YOUR POCKET, FREE, AND ALMOST NOBODY HAS  
TOLD YOU THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEM.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 3. THE FIVE PROOFS 
GO CHECK EVERY ONE OF THESE. THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS PAGE.
#
1
2
3
4
5WHAT HAPPENED
A 50-YEAR SCIENCE
PROBLEM SOLVED, THEN
GIVEN AWAY FREE TO THE
WHOLE WORLD
AI ADDED AS A SECOND
READER IN A NATIONAL
 BREAST CANCER
SCREENING TRIAL
FREE APP THAT LENDS
BLIND PEOPLE A PAIR OF
EYES
SAME COASTLINE, SAME KIND
OF STORM, 50 YEARS APART
SERIOUS PUBLIC ARGUMENT
THAT SCARCITY ITSELF IS
ENDING THE NUMBER
200 MILLION PROTEIN
SHAPES, FREE, USED IN
190 COUNTRIES
29% MORE CANCERS
FOUND, NO RISE IN FALSE
ALARMS, 44% LESS
READING WORKLOAD
1 MILLION BLIND USERS,
10 MILLION VOLUNTEERS,
150+ COUNTRIES, 180+
LANGUAGES
ROUGHLY 300,000 DEAD,
THEN 26
ELON MUSK AT VIVATECH PARIS
FOR THE ROUGHLY 80% FIGURE,
AND THE US-SAUDI INVESTMENT
FORUM FOR THE 10-20 YEAR
TIMELINE WHERE TO LOOK
NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2024;
ALPHAFOLD PROTEIN STRUCTURE
DATABASE (EMBL-EBI)
MASAI RANDOMIZED TRIAL — LUND
UNIVERSITY / SWEDISH SCREENING
PROGRAM, PUBLISHED IN THE
LANCET JOURNALS
BE MY EYES PUBLISHED
MILESTONES AND PUBLIC
COUNTERS
BANGLADESH PUBLISHED
MORTALITY REVIEWS OF THE 1970,
1991, 2007 AND 2020 CYCLONES
CORRECTION FOR THE RECORD: THE "FIVE YEARS" NUMBER GOING AROUND IS
NOT WHAT WAS SAID. THE STATED NUMBER IS 10 TO 20 YEARS.
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VIVATECH (THE 80%), AND THE
WASHINGTON FORUM (THE 10-20
YEARS).

JOHNNY ACTION
 4. THE DOOM DIET — 7-DAY AUDIT 
BEFORE YOU FIX ANYTHING, MEASURE IT. SEVEN DAYS.  
TICK A BOX EVERY TIME.
 
 
IF COLUMN A BEATS COLUMN B THREE TO ONE, YOU ARE
NOT INFORMED. YOU ARE BEING FED.
IF COLUMN A BEATS COLUMN B FIVE TO ONE, CUT YOUR  
FEED TIME IN HALF THIS WEEK. NOT FOREVER. ONE  
WEEK. THEN LOOK AT YOUR OWN MOOD AND DECIDE  
WHO WAS RIGHT.
 COLUMN A: ANYTHING YOU READ, WATCHED, OR SCROLLED THAT YOU ARE ANGRY ABOUT OR
MORE AFRAID. 
COLUMN B: ANYTHING THAT TAUGHT YOU SOMETHING OR LEFT YOU BETTER THAN IT FOUND
YOU.
NOBODY IS ASKING YOU TO STOP PAYING ATTENTION. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO STOP LETTING
SOMEBODY ELSE PICK THE DIET.DAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7A — FEAR / ANGER B — LEARNED / BETTER MINUTES ON FEED
THE SCORING RULE
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JOHNNY ACTION
 5. THE FIRST QUESTION 
HERE IS THE PART NOBODY EXPLAINS, AND IT IS THE  
ONLY INSTRUCTION YOU NEED.
YOU DO NOT OPERATE IT WITH BUTTONS. YOU TALK TO  
IT. IN YOUR OWN WORDS. BADLY, IF YOU WANT. IT DOES  
NOT CARE AND IT WILL NOT CORRECT YOUR GRAMMAR.
 FOUR RULES THAT MAKE IT WORK BETTER
 
WRITE YOUR FIRST QUESTION HERE BEFORE YOU OPEN ANYTHING
☐ TELL IT WHO YOU ARE. "I AM 68 AND I HAVE NEVER DONE 
THIS BEFORE."
☐ TELL IT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT. "EXPLAIN IT LIKE I AM 
NOT A DOCTOR."
☐ SAY WHEN IT IS WRONG. "THAT IS NOT RIGHT — TRY AGAIN."
☐ KEEP ASKING. IT NEVER GETS TIRED OF YOU. THAT IS THE 
WHOLE ADVANTAGE.
ONE REAL QUESTION. SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS TO YOU. NOT A TEST, NOT A
JOKE. THAT IS THE WHOLE ASSIGNMENT FOR TONIGHT.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 6. TEN JOBS TO GIVE IT THIS WEEK 
TICK THEM OFF. NONE OF THESE COST MONEY.
☐ READ ME THIS LETTER AND TELL ME IN PLAIN ENGLISH WHAT 
IT ACTUALLY SAYS.
☐ EXPLAIN THIS DIAGNOSIS, THIS MEDICATION, OR THIS TEST 
RESULT SO I UNDERSTAND IT.
☐ HELP ME WRITE THE LETTER I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO 
WRITE.
☐ TURN THIS INTO A SHOPPING LIST AND A WEEK OF MEALS 
FROM WHAT IS ALREADY IN MY KITCHEN.
☐ TEACH ME THE THING I QUIT ON. ONE LESSON A DAY, AT MY 
SPEED.
☐ TRANSLATE THIS SO I CAN TALK TO MY NEIGHBOR, MY IN-
LAW, MY CREW.
☐ GO THROUGH THIS BILL LINE BY LINE AND TELL ME WHAT TO 
QUESTION.
☐ HELP ME PREPARE FIVE QUESTIONS FOR MY NEXT 
APPOINTMENT.
☐ HELP ME FIX THE THING INSTEAD OF PAYING SOMEBODY TO 
REPLACE IT.
☐ HELP ME APPLY FOR THE JOB I THINK I AM TOO OLD FOR.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 7. THE FREE SHELF 
CATEGORIES, NOT COMMERCIALS. NOBODY PAID TO BE ON THIS PAGE AND NOBODY EVER 
WILL.
A GENERAL ASSISTANT YOU CAN TALK TO. SEVERAL OF
THE BIG ONES HAVE A FREE TIER THAT DOES
EVERYTHING ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE.
A FREE TUTOR FOR ANY SCHOOL SUBJECT, ANY GRADE,  
FOR YOU OR FOR A KID IN YOUR HOUSE. NONPROFIT. NO  
CHARGE.
EYES ON LOAN, IF YOU OR SOMEBODY YOU LOVE  
CANNOT SEE WELL. FREE APP, TEN MILLION  
VOLUNTEERS STANDING BY, PLUS INSTANT AI  
DESCRIPTION AT THREE IN THE MORNING.
LIVE CAPTIONS ON YOUR PHONE AND YOUR TV, IF  
HEARING IS THE PROBLEM. ALREADY BUILT IN. ALREADY  
PAID FOR. TURN IT ON.
YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD. FREE COURSES, FREE  
AUDIOBOOKS, FREE DATABASES YOU WOULD  
OTHERWISE PAY FOR.
EVERY PUBLISHED PROTEIN STRUCTURE, EVERY OPEN  
RESEARCH PAPER, EVERY FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA IN 300  
LANGUAGES. ALREADY YOURS.
IF A PAGE DEMANDS YOUR CARD BEFORE IT WILL DO ANYTHING ON THIS LIST, CLOSE IT AND
FIND ANOTHER. THE FREE VERSION IS REAL.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 8. THE TOO-LATE PAGE 
THIS PAGE IS FOR ONE PERSON, AND YOU KNOW IF IT IS  
YOU.
YOU THINK YOU ARE TOO OLD. OR TOO FAR BEHIND. OR  
TOO BROKE. OR TOO LATE.
YOU ARE NOT.
THERE IS NO LINE. THERE IS NO WAITING LIST. NOBODY CHECKS YOUR CREDENTIALS AT THE 
DOOR. NOBODY IS GOING TO LAUGH AT YOU, BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY THERE TO LAUGH.
YOU ALREADY HAVE THE ONLY TWO QUALIFICATIONS  
THIS EVER REQUIRED: SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KNOW,  
AND THE NERVE TO ASK.
 THE THING I WAS TOLD I WAS TOO LATE FOR:
THE FIRST SMALL PIECE OF IT I WILL DO:
BY WHEN:FILL THIS IN AND KEEP IT
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JOHNNY ACTION
 9. THE HOUSE RULES 
OPTIMISM IS NOT THE SAME THING AS BEING CARELESS. THESE ARE THE SEATBELTS. 
THESE RULES COST YOU NOTHING AND THEY COVER ABOUT NINETY PERCENT OF THE WAYS
PEOPLE GET HURT WITH THIS.
☐ NEVER TYPE IN A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, A CARD
NUMBER, A PASSWORD, OR A LOGIN. EVER. NO EXCEPTIONS.
☐ ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOUR MONEY, YOUR MEDICINE OR 
THE LAW GETS CHECKED WITH A REAL HUMAN BEFORE YOU 
ACT ON IT.
☐ ASSUME IT CAN BE CONFIDENTLY WRONG. IT WILL STATE A 
WRONG THING IN THE SAME CALM VOICE IT STATES A RIGHT 
ONE.
☐ WATCH FOR THE FLATTERY. IT AGREES WITH YOU TOO 
EASILY. IF IT NEVER PUSHES BACK, ASK IT DIRECTLY FOR THE 
STRONGEST ARGUMENT AGAINST YOU.
☐ IT IS A TOOL, NOT A FRIEND. IF IT IS THE ONLY VOICE YOU 
TALK TO ALL DAY, THAT IS THE TELL. CALL A PERSON.
☐ IF IT WROTE IT AND YOUR NAME GOES ON IT, YOU READ 
EVERY WORD FIRST. YOUR NAME, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 10. THE 30-DAY LADDER 
WEEK
1
2
3
4THE ASSIGNMENT
ASK ONE REAL QUESTION. DO THE 7-DAY DOOM DIET AUDIT. NOTHING ELSE.
PICK THREE JOBS OFF THE LIST IN SECTION 6 AND ACTUALLY GIVE THEM TO 
IT.
START THE THING FROM THE TOO-LATE PAGE. ONE LESSON A DAY, FIFTEEN 
MINUTES.
TEACH ONE OTHER PERSON EVERYTHING YOU JUST LEARNED. SIT WITH 
THEM WHILE THEY ASK THEIR FIRST QUESTION.DONE
IF YOU ONLY DO WEEK ONE, YOU ARE STILL AHEAD OF WHERE YOU
STARTED. DO NOT QUIT BECAUSE YOU FELL BEHIND THE TABLE.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 11. TELL ONE PERSON — THE RELAY 
BAD NEWS TRAVELS BY ITSELF. GOOD NEWS NEEDS A  
COURIER. THAT IS THE JOB.
FIVE NAMES. FIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FED THE  
SAME SCARED LITTLE WORLD YOU WERE. WRITE THEM  
DOWN AND HAND THEM A BIGGER ONE.
 #
1
2
3
4
5NAME WHAT I TOLD THEM DATE
WE HAVE SAID IT A HUNDRED TIMES ABOUT THE BAD NEWS: DO NOT BE
ALONE WITH IT. TURNS OUT THAT GOES DOUBLE FOR THE GOOD NEWS.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 12. THE HONEST PAGE 
EVERY FIELD MANUAL HAS ONE OF THESE. WE TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE SURE OF, WHAT WE
ARE NOT, AND WHAT WOULD PROVE US WRONG.
THE CLAIM
THE FIVE PROOFS IN SECTION
3 HAPPENED AS DESCRIBED
THESE TOOLS KEEP GETTING
BETTER AND CHEAPER
MOST PEOPLE’S WORK
CHANGES SHAPE WITHIN
TWENTY YEARS
NOBODY HAS TO WORK AND
EVERYBODY GETS A HIGH
INCOME
THIS IS ALL UPSIDEOUR CONFIDENCE
VERY HIGH —
PUBLISHED,
CHECKABLE, CITED
ABOUT 90%
ABOUT 70%
ABOUT 25% — AND
WE WOULD LOVE TO
BE WRONG
WE ARE NOT
CLAIMING THATWHAT WOULD PROVE US WRONG
GO READ THE SOURCES. IF THEY DO NOT
SAY WHAT WE SAID, TELL US AND WE WILL
PRINT THE CORRECTION
PRICES STOP FALLING AND CAPABILITY
FLATTENS FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS
ADOPTION STALLS OUTSIDE OF A FEW
INDUSTRIES
WATCH THE PRICE OF A GENERAL-PURPOSE
ROBOT. IF IT NEVER FALLS TO WHERE AN
ORDINARY BUSINESS CAN BUY ONE, THE
CLAIM DOES NOT LAND
READ SECTION 9 AGAIN. THERE IS REAL
HARM IN THIS AND WE COVER IT IN THE 
REST OF THIS SERIES
WE ARE NOT TELLING YOU NOTHING IS WRONG. PLENTY IS WRONG. WE ARE
TELLING YOU THAT IS NOT THE WHOLE LEDGER, AND YOU HAVE ONLY BEEN
SHOWN ONE COLUMN.
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JOHNNY ACTION
SIGNED:
DATE:
YOU ARE ALIVE AT THE BEST MOMENT THERE HAS EVER
 BEEN TO BE ALIVE. ACT LIKE IT. 13. MARCHING ORDERS 
TONIGHT: OPEN THE THING ON YOUR PHONE YOU HAVE  
BEEN AFRAID OF AND ASK IT ONE REAL QUESTION.
THIS WEEK: USE IT TO DO ONE THING SOMEBODY TOLD  
YOU THAT YOU WERE TOO OLD, TOO LATE, OR TOO  
BROKE TO DO.
THEN: CALL ONE PERSON AND TELL THEM WHAT  
HAPPENED.
THE PLEDGE
I WILL NOT HAND MY MOOD OVER TO PEOPLE WHO MAKE
MONEY OFF ME BEING AFRAID. I WILL CHECK THINGS
MYSELF. I WILL USE WHAT HAS BEEN HANDED TO ME. 
AND I WILL PASS IT ON.
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JOHNNY ACTION
 14. WHOM TO CALL 
THE ACTION ARMY LINE: 855-88ACTION (855-882-2846)
CALL IT AND TELL US ONE GOOD THING A MACHINE, A SCREEN, OR A STRANGER ON THE 
INTERNET DID FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY. WE READ THEM ON THE AIR.
BY MAIL: JOHNNY ACTION, PO BOX 3492, PALM BEACH, FL 
33480
EVERY FIELD MANUAL IN THIS SERIES IS FREE AT  
JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM
IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT NEGATIVITY BUT SOMETHING HEAVIER
988 — SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE. CALL OR TEXT.  
FREE, ANY HOUR.
THIS MANUAL IS ABOUT HOPE, AND HOPE IS NOT A TREATMENT PLAN. IF YOU OR SOMEBODY IN
YOUR HOUSE IS IN REAL TROUBLE, USE THAT NUMBER, AND DO NOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT
EPISODE. 
I AM JOHNNY ACTION. AND WE FIGHT BACK.
FIELD MANUAL NO. 8 • FREE AT JOHNNYACTIONARMY.COM • PAGE 19 OF 19

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