I think it could basically be split in two. At the point where you have a “* * *”, you could instead have a final paragraph crystalizing what you mean by the induce-a-state skill, and give some tips for how to practice it.
Then, have another article starting with thee second half of this post, that opens with a paragraph to the effect of “last time I talked about Inducing a State [link]. This time I’d like to take that deeper...”
I’m not Raemon, but elaborating on using Gendlin’s Focusing to find catalysts might be helpful. Shifting emotional states is very natural to me-I used to find it strange that other people couldn’t cry on demand-and when I read Focusing I realized that his notion of a “handle” to a feeling is basically what I use to get myself to shift into a different emotional state. Finding the whole “bodily” sense of the emotion lets you get back there easily, I find.
Thanks! Do you have any particular thoughts on where expansion would be productive rather than redundant?
I think it could basically be split in two. At the point where you have a “* * *”, you could instead have a final paragraph crystalizing what you mean by the induce-a-state skill, and give some tips for how to practice it.
Then, have another article starting with thee second half of this post, that opens with a paragraph to the effect of “last time I talked about Inducing a State [link]. This time I’d like to take that deeper...”
I’m not Raemon, but elaborating on using Gendlin’s Focusing to find catalysts might be helpful. Shifting emotional states is very natural to me-I used to find it strange that other people couldn’t cry on demand-and when I read Focusing I realized that his notion of a “handle” to a feeling is basically what I use to get myself to shift into a different emotional state. Finding the whole “bodily” sense of the emotion lets you get back there easily, I find.