I’ve decided I should be less intimidated by people with qualities I admire, and interact with them more. Hello.
Recently I’ve been thinking about how certain ways of reframing things can yield quick and easy benefits. - Reversal test for status quo bias. - Taking an inside or outside view. - And in particular, deliberately imagining that you are another person looking at yourself, to advise from outside yourself. In my experience that can be very helpful for self compassion, and result in better thinking than I would have had in first person. I recommend trying this, particularly if you notice you treat yourself differently than others.
Is there a collection of such perspective shifts, or searchable name for it?
You could check out the Techniques tag on LW—a few of the most highly upvoted posts probably touch on what you’re looking for. For instance, the recent post on Shoulder Advisors could partially be seen as an unconventional way of getting access to a different perspective.
I’ve decided I should be less intimidated by people with qualities I admire, and interact with them more.
Hello.
Recently I’ve been thinking about how certain ways of reframing things can yield quick and easy benefits.
- Reversal test for status quo bias.
- Taking an inside or outside view.
- And in particular, deliberately imagining that you are another person looking at yourself, to advise from outside yourself. In my experience that can be very helpful for self compassion, and result in better thinking than I would have had in first person. I recommend trying this, particularly if you notice you treat yourself differently than others.
Is there a collection of such perspective shifts, or searchable name for it?
Scout Mindset is a recent book that has tons of practical tests / advice like that.
You could check out the Techniques tag on LW—a few of the most highly upvoted posts probably touch on what you’re looking for. For instance, the recent post on Shoulder Advisors could partially be seen as an unconventional way of getting access to a different perspective.
Thank you! I had been looking through tags, and even thinking “what I really need are ‘techniques’”—yet I did not search for techniques.