The #1 thing you can do to improve your motivation would be to totally accept the worst-case scenario, as if it has already happened.
Endorse this x1000. It worked for me a couple of weeks back when I was extremely stressed about my applications for grad school—I went from unable to sleep because of dread to realising that not getting accepted wouldn’t be the end of my world.
This is a classic technique that originates from Stoicism
I can’t overemphasize enough, however, the requirement to think experientially when performing it. Mere abstraction or just “knowing” the technique won’t suffice to actually change your emotional experience.
Endorse this x1000. It worked for me a couple of weeks back when I was extremely stressed about my applications for grad school—I went from unable to sleep because of dread to realising that not getting accepted wouldn’t be the end of my world.
Yep. This is a classic technique that originates from Stoicism, a remarkably useful and forward-thinking philosophy.
I can’t overemphasize enough, however, the requirement to think experientially when performing it. Mere abstraction or just “knowing” the technique won’t suffice to actually change your emotional experience.