I've never gotten past the first agreement in this book because I was never able to succeed at it. I set myself a goal once to abide by the agreement for just a weekend, at which point I would move on to the rest of the book. Consciously choosing not to say negative things about others put in stark contrast how frequently and casually I, and others, were negative about those around us. It was surprising not only how hard it was to not say negative things, but also how hard it made it to communicate with other people. I made it until the end of the day Sunday, and failed, in a story too petty to bother recounting.