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Reimagine the Internal Trigger
We can't control what we feel and think, but we can control what we do with them. Discover how in four simple steps:
- Step 1: Look for the discomfort that precedes the distraction, focusing in on the internal trigger.
- Step 2: Write down the trigger. Note the time of the day, what you were doing and how you felt when noticing the internal trigger that led to the distracting beahviour.
- Step 3: Explore your sensations. What are your usual symptoms prior to engage in an impulse?
- Step 4: Beware of liminal moments. Liminal moments are transitions from one thing to the other throughout tour day.
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"It's a curious truth that when you gently pay attention to negative emotions, they tend to dissipate - but positive ones expand."
OLIVER BURKEMAN
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What Motivates Us Really?
For mastering internal triggers we have to understand what motivates us, what's the root cause of our hunger for distraction.
We first need to diferentiate the root cause from the proximate causes, e.g. A task is boring for me (roo...
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Time Management is Pain Management
Distraction cost us time, and, like all actions, they are driven by the desire to escape discomfort.
As human beings, we have tendencies towards dissatisfaction and discomfort, which can play both against us
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"An endless circle of resisting, ruminating, and finally giving in to the desire perpetuates the cycle and quite possibly drives many of our unwanted behaviours."
NIR EYAL
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Reimagine the Task
Through fun and play we can hold focus easier and combat our internal triggers of distraction. By doing it so we can transform any task into irresistible, we just need to take it as seriously as it deserves.
Play doesn't have to be pleasura...
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Reimagine your Temperament
Reinventing our temperament can help us manage our internal triggers.
We don't run out of willpower. Believing we do makes us less likely to accomplish our goals, by providing a rationale to quit when we could otherwise persist
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"People who did not see willpower as a finite resource did not show signs of ego depletion."
CARLOS DWECK
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"Fun is looking for the variability in something other people don't notice. It's breaking through the boredom and monotonoy to discover its hidden beauty."
NIR EYAL
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Deal with Distraction from Within
With no techniques for defusing temptation, mental abstinence can backfire. Resisting an impulse can cause rumination and reinforce desire.
We can deal with distractions that come from within by changing the way we think about them. It is p...
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"If satisfaction and pleasure were permanent, there might be little incentive to continue seeking further benefits or advances."
R. F. BAUMEISTER
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"Only by understanding our pain can we begin to control it and find better ways to deal with negative urges."
NIR EYAL
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Master Internal Triggers
Part 1 of Indistractable is dedicated to the art of mastering our internal triggers. The author divides this Part as follows:
- What Motivates Us Really?
- Time Management is Pain Management
- Deal with Distraction fr...
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Business Administration and Management Student | Blockchain, DEFI & Web3 | Social Worker | "Fix the money & fix the world."
These ideas are a summary of the Part 1 of Indistractable - Master Internal Triggers. Soon I will publish more ideas respecting the remaining parts of the book in order to go deeper as it deserves.
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Write down the trigger
Write down the trigger, the time of day, what you were doing, and how you felt when you noticed the internal trigger that led to the distracting behavior.
The better we are at noticing the behavior, the better we’ll be at managing it over time.
The internal trigger
Look for the discomfort that comes before the distraction.
Focus on the internal trigger that precedes the unwanted behavior, like feeling anxious, having a craving, feeling restless, or thinking you are incompetent.
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