Share a trivial inconvenience that might have dramatic consequences
I didn’t have my band’s email logged in on my phone so I never checked it. I missed a few important emails/opportunities.
I have an important “ugh” task I have to do by early next week, so I picked that as one of my things to try this on. I felt like I needed more time, so I changed my rules slightly: I listed aversions for 5 minutes each, then spent 10 minutes working on the sub-aversions for each. I haven’t finished yet.
This sets off a small alarm bell in my head—I might be spending more time on the exercise as a way to avoid actually doing the things. Regardless, I’m going to try to finish this exercise today even if it takes a little longer than expected.
I feel like this is a powerful exercise. I need to practice it a few more times to find ways to tailor it more to me.
Also, I’m a bit fuzzy on when to say I don’t endorse something. Is the heuristic something like “when the best way to solve the sub-aversion is to just find a way to (emotionally) get over it?”
Share a trivial inconvenience that might have dramatic consequences
I didn’t have my band’s email logged in on my phone so I never checked it. I missed a few important emails/opportunities.
I have an important “ugh” task I have to do by early next week, so I picked that as one of my things to try this on. I felt like I needed more time, so I changed my rules slightly: I listed aversions for 5 minutes each, then spent 10 minutes working on the sub-aversions for each. I haven’t finished yet.
This sets off a small alarm bell in my head—I might be spending more time on the exercise as a way to avoid actually doing the things. Regardless, I’m going to try to finish this exercise today even if it takes a little longer than expected.
I feel like this is a powerful exercise. I need to practice it a few more times to find ways to tailor it more to me.
Also, I’m a bit fuzzy on when to say I don’t endorse something. Is the heuristic something like “when the best way to solve the sub-aversion is to just find a way to (emotionally) get over it?”