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This, this, a million times this. I recall a professor very fond the phrase "you may wish to examine your motives". I have found that fantastic advice and hear
by JDGM 14y ago
This, this, a million times this. I recall a professor very fond the phrase "you may wish to examine your motives".
I have found that fantastic advice and hear it most of the time before I click "post", "reply", "submit", etc.
Even here, now. I'm about to post this comment. Do I want karma? Do I need an outlet for the thought? Why am I posting this? Have I achieved everything I wanted by just writing it and actually could just close the tab without hitting reply?
It is not a pleasant feeling.
- josscrowcroft 14y agoYeah, it's a path inwards, which is powerful but I suppose you gotta be careful about – in case "you may wish to examine your motives" is just more ego, mind-games..
- JDGM 14y agoIndeed. Any ideas how to solve this one? The closest I've come is acknowledging there may be a sweet spot somewhere between introspection, expression, and just following good activity habits without thinking or talking too hard about them. My hunch is that when you've got something solidly in place that "works" (well balanced exercise, diet, career, relationships, family, finances, security, play, hobbies, routine, sleep, etc.) then excessive self-inquiry and validation-seeking don't seem so important any more.