Unhooking the problem solver solves problems
The helpful problem solver in your head connects ideas, plans for the future, and draws conclusions from the past. Because it won’t shut up, we …
awareness
Triggering
Any probing question forcing a reconsideration of self is indeed triggering, but why do we hide, victimize, or lash out when asked to look inside? …
Our consciousness is managed by our body.
Our feelings spring forth as ideas from our consciousness. Yet, where and why do these arise? There is a complicated interplay we casually neglect of …
Coming to your senses
Coming to your senses is literally waking up from thought. To come back into your physicality is to escape your mind’s incessant ramblings
Trained to be creative
We are trained since childhood to be users, and by this I mean owners… not necessarily makers or thinkers. We are prepared by "choice architectures" …
The best action might be nothing
We don’t often really consider what we do before we do it. We simply do things. If we stop to consider the best next step, …
Emotional trojans
Thoughts are the trojan horse that smuggle in emotions. Emotions are temporary: they are real, but not really you. They can capture you and own …