Step 8 of 9 · The Three-Question Gift Test
Keep a top-three list per person
Keep a top-three list per person — step 8 of 9 in The Three-Question Gift Test. Maintain three scored ideas per recipient year-round. When a birthday appears, you are not starting from zero.

Free gifts & giving tip: Keep a top-three list per person (step 8 of 9 from "The Three-Question Gift Test").
Maintain three scored ideas per recipient year-round. When a birthday appears, you are not starting from zero. Delete fails immediately; promote passes when budget allows.
Share the framework with a partner or sibling when buying jointly — same vocabulary prevents 'I thought they'd love the kayak' disasters.
You'll need
- Three ideas scored
- At least one triple-pass or strong two-pass
- Fails deleted, not 'saved for later'
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