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For that to work you need to be able to frame the problem as something that can be done immediately. If the problem has a blocking step, like "fill out this for
by hiptobecubic 5y ago
For that to work you need to be able to frame the problem as something that can be done immediately. If the problem has a blocking step, like "fill out this form, then in two weeks, check back to see if it worked," I find it much harder to see the joy in completing the task.
- doctorhandshake 5y agoI normally approach that mentally as advancing the task towards completion, and as a matter of framing I try to remember that larger tasks feel better to complete than bite-sized ones. The regular practice of this approach gives one reinforcing feedback loop of ‘momentum’ and a mental image of oneself as a person who gets things done, which reduces the feeling of inertia that contributes to the sort of shame spirals we’re talking about.
- cutemonster 5y agoThanks for that and this advice! I'll try (I'm a different someone) (Have the same problem, not too bad but still)