Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Fighting cowardice |11:56 AM| Amazing how a single concept, or a short phrase can make such a profound difference in one's behavior if you keep it in mind. A recent example of this was my excellent poker profits last game. I kept the idea of having to show Joe all of my hands, and having to face up to his judgment.
Recently though things were getting a bit rough, in terms of me following through on unpleasant tasks. These tasks would build in magnitude and the consequences of not doing them loomed so menacingly that I started ignoring them entirely.
This is not a proper problem solving technique.
When it was pointed out that I was cowering from these tasks, that I was spending so much of my time avoiding them that I was running away, it all clicked. One thing I would hate to be seen as is a coward. I can be a bit too brash and impulsive if I feel as though fear is holding me back. But somehow I had started to fear the tasks of my everyday life. It just sneaked up on me.
Now that I had that realization, life is going much more smoothly, it's almost like magic. A few words, a few thoughts, and the course of behavior is altered radically.
Fighting cowardice |11:56 AM| Amazing how a single concept, or a short phrase can make such a profound difference in one's behavior if you keep it in mind. A recent example of this was my excellent poker profits last game. I kept the idea of having to show Joe all of my hands, and having to face up to his judgment.
Recently though things were getting a bit rough, in terms of me following through on unpleasant tasks. These tasks would build in magnitude and the consequences of not doing them loomed so menacingly that I started ignoring them entirely.
This is not a proper problem solving technique.
When it was pointed out that I was cowering from these tasks, that I was spending so much of my time avoiding them that I was running away, it all clicked. One thing I would hate to be seen as is a coward. I can be a bit too brash and impulsive if I feel as though fear is holding me back. But somehow I had started to fear the tasks of my everyday life. It just sneaked up on me.
Now that I had that realization, life is going much more smoothly, it's almost like magic. A few words, a few thoughts, and the course of behavior is altered radically.
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