This is a really great post! Minding Our Way (and CFAR’s Internal Double Crux) both seem to converge upon something very specific, regarding how we internally debug things. There was a Willpower essay linked a little while ago which was also similar.
Thanks for writing this up for others. I think this sort of mindset is very useful to keep in mind, and this is the most concise version of the idea I’ve seen.
Two quick notes:
Malcolm Ocean has also done the “let me see who lives in my head” exercise, inspired by Brienne.
I myself keep a normal journal every day, recording my state of mind and events. This isn’t exactly the same thing, but I think it approximates some of the benefits, and it also feeds my desire to record my life so ephemeral things have some concrete backing. I’d recommend that if gratitude journals don’t feel right.
Typo:
muth to connect with in your life. These may give you focus in looking for ways to improve your life.
Malcolm Ocean has also done the “let me see who lives in my head” exercise, inspired by Brienne.
Ah, cool, thanks!
I myself keep a normal journal every day, recording my state of mind and events. This isn’t exactly the same thing, but I think it approximates some of the benefits, and it also feeds my desire to record my life so ephemeral things have some concrete backing. I’d recommend that if gratitude journals don’t feel right.
For me, regular journalling never felt interesting. I’ve kept a “research thoughts” journal for a long time, but writing about everyday events just didn’t feel very motivating—until CFAR convinced me that life debugging was an interesting thing to do. And then I still needed to find this format to make it into a thing I’d do regularly.
Hm, re: journaling, I think it works for a subset of people. I’ve met friends who, like me, swear by journaling as a great way to keep track of mindspace. But other people seem to (on the outward) do just fine w/o them. To each their own, I guess.
This is a really great post! Minding Our Way (and CFAR’s Internal Double Crux) both seem to converge upon something very specific, regarding how we internally debug things. There was a Willpower essay linked a little while ago which was also similar.
Thanks for writing this up for others. I think this sort of mindset is very useful to keep in mind, and this is the most concise version of the idea I’ve seen.
Two quick notes: Malcolm Ocean has also done the “let me see who lives in my head” exercise, inspired by Brienne.
I myself keep a normal journal every day, recording my state of mind and events. This isn’t exactly the same thing, but I think it approximates some of the benefits, and it also feeds my desire to record my life so ephemeral things have some concrete backing. I’d recommend that if gratitude journals don’t feel right.
Typo:
“much” to connect with, I think.
Ah, cool, thanks!
For me, regular journalling never felt interesting. I’ve kept a “research thoughts” journal for a long time, but writing about everyday events just didn’t feel very motivating—until CFAR convinced me that life debugging was an interesting thing to do. And then I still needed to find this format to make it into a thing I’d do regularly.
Fixed.
Hm, re: journaling, I think it works for a subset of people. I’ve met friends who, like me, swear by journaling as a great way to keep track of mindspace. But other people seem to (on the outward) do just fine w/o them. To each their own, I guess.