https://archive.is/bLgDI https://archive.is/bLgDI The article is relevant to childless adults also. 'Academic psychologists note that people who adopt an “act

https://archive.is/bLgDI https://archive.is/bLgDI The article is relevant to childless adults also. 'Academic psychologists note that people who adopt an “action orientation” are able to focus on a task without getting distracted by thoughts about their current emotional or physical state. Those who adopt a “state orientation,” on the other hand, are thinking more about themselves in the moment: how prepared they feel, that crick blossoming in their neck, the email they forgot to answer. Unsurprisingly, an action orientation makes it much more likely that you actually accomplish the task. “State-orientation keeps you from being successful in anything,” Linden said. No winning head coach asks his players to dwell on their feelings at halftime. In fact, a raft of studies shows that people who fixate on how they feel moment to moment are not only less likely to complete tasks but also more likely to struggle with self-control, with higher rates of alcohol consumption and less success with dieting. In a study published in the Journal of Personality in 2020, participants who reported being able to put upsetting thoughts out of their heads were more likely to resume playing a popular computer game after an annoying interruption than those who admitted they tend to ruminate over their feelings.'