#3 Practice the “100% Swap” Thought Experiment - Deepstash
#3 Practice the “100% Swap” Thought Experiment

#3 Practice the “100% Swap” Thought Experiment

Ask yourself:

“If I could swap my life completely for his/hers, including not just the good stuff, but all the bad things — would I?”

You don’t want someone else’s life. You just like fantasizing about it.

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