It was inconceivable to Peggy that she could proof a document only once and be satisfied with her work. The stakes seemed too high. So, in conjunction with her therapists, she created a list of ooches—small, incremental steps that would allow her to reality-test her fears—to see whether the sky would really fall if she eased up on her proofing regimen. If she survived one ooch, she’d move on to the next.
