Note: the link for “Conform! Every time you walk outside the norm” doesn’t seem to be working.
When I attempt the focusing check, it immediately brings to mind the things in my life that are most good, or that make me feel most accomplished. Is the idea to iterate until you’ve pared it down to things you don’t enjoy and don’t feel satisfied with? Step 5 seems vaguely to imply the opposite.
As for felt senses, I’ve had the thought before that right after or right before talking to certain people, I feel like someone broke into my veins and replaced my blood with powdered sugar and helium. Uh, in a metaphorical-poetry way, not in a sciencey-agonizing way.
For most people the sentences “Everything in my life is fine” or “I’m on track with all of my goals” don’t feel completely true on a system I level and counterexamples come up. If that isn’t the case for you and you actually believe both are completely true, then that’s great.
Fixed! A bunch of formatting was broken by crossposting as well.
The idea of the focusing check is to bring to mind the things in your life that contradict the statement—it sounds like you’re doing the opposite. The end goal is to come up with a list of the few central things you’re not satisfied with in your life.
Note: the link for “Conform! Every time you walk outside the norm” doesn’t seem to be working.
When I attempt the focusing check, it immediately brings to mind the things in my life that are most good, or that make me feel most accomplished. Is the idea to iterate until you’ve pared it down to things you don’t enjoy and don’t feel satisfied with? Step 5 seems vaguely to imply the opposite.
As for felt senses, I’ve had the thought before that right after or right before talking to certain people, I feel like someone broke into my veins and replaced my blood with powdered sugar and helium. Uh, in a metaphorical-poetry way, not in a sciencey-agonizing way.
For most people the sentences “Everything in my life is fine” or “I’m on track with all of my goals” don’t feel completely true on a system I level and counterexamples come up. If that isn’t the case for you and you actually believe both are completely true, then that’s great.
You might ask more specific questions.
Fixed! A bunch of formatting was broken by crossposting as well.
The idea of the focusing check is to bring to mind the things in your life that contradict the statement—it sounds like you’re doing the opposite. The end goal is to come up with a list of the few central things you’re not satisfied with in your life.