Create space - Deepstash

Create space

It's useful to agree in advance to call a “timeout” or “press pause” before arguments begin.

It will give you the time to work through what happened. Because arguing when you are in a low emotional state is not going to help you.

648

1.59K reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

harleyjj

Deep thinker. Like talking about the world, religion and politics.

The idea is part of this collection:

The Psychology Of The Ultimate Entrepreneur

Learn more about loveandrelationships with this collection

The importance of perseverance

How to embrace failure as a learning opportunity

The power of innovation and creativity

Related collections

Similar ideas to Create space

Collect yourself

Before reacting, pause and allow your initial emotional reaction to pass. 

Then address the opportunity again, and see how you respond differently. Repeat this process, giving yourself time to work through your old conditioning. Consider going for a drive/a walk. This will give you t...

3.d. ACTION PLAN: Labeling

Develop Your Emotional Vocabulary: The more precise you can be in identifying and articulating emotions, the more effective your labeling will be. Work on expanding your emotional vocabulary

Practice in Safe Settings...

"The Neftlix method" to control emotions

  • The pause button. Create a habit of thoughtful action. Train yourself to take a moment to stop and think before you act or speak.
  • Volume control. Train yourself to recognise when your volume is starting to go up.
  • The tuning dial. As you'd change the film ...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates