Scheduled sadness
In order to better understand and control your sadness, check out the below steps that lead to a so-called 'scheduled sadness' that will eventually help you reach your goal:
- schedule a consistent time to focus only on your sadness
- start by spending ten minutes on the task
- express clearly the things that have made you feel this way
- make sure you do not overthink it.
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