[small THREAD] one of the best habits that we can get into is making pros and cons lists. Oftentimes, we may think with our emotions or simply do sometimes even when it is detrimental to our mental health.
Getting into the habit pros and cons lists helps us remove some of that impulsivity from our actions while also weighing in advance what the benefits will be and whether they are worth the costs or consequences that we may have face from engaging in those actions.
We talked about how anxiety/depression affects our perception. Sometimes, an action may be warranted or worth it to help us but our mind will keep resisting. Without laying out all the facts, it becomes hard to take that step back and shift our perspective.
After I started doing it, even in my mind, I keep of pros and cons in terms of many decisions I make. It also helps me avoid things like buyer’s remorse, or allows me not to reach out to people who may have been mean in the past, even when I miss them.
It is like the Swiss Army knife of improving our mental health. It is an exercise that is simple to do anywhere, helps us perceive things differently and allows us to go into our decisions being prepared about what are the benefits and what could potentially go wrong 😊
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