Liban has tried several times to focus on a task that he thought was important to him; most of these attempts have failed at least in the last three hours; his recurring distraction has something in common with substance users; they try to quit, but they often fail to do so.
One thing that comes to his mind is that distraction is effect not a cause; he must therefore address the cause of distraction; in this case, it is stress; he must face stress and manage it, to make it easy to focus and get some work done .
Another factor that can help him focus is to use commitment devices: to say that I will do that particular task before that particular time or I will lose this amount of money; that always works; he must also address why he is failing to use commitment devices.
He believes that he should continue to do what he’s doing; so that he can continue to fail as he has been failing; the reason being he is not feeling anxious or depressed; therefore, his failures must not be that bad. If they were, then he would have felt bad and he is not.
Libin believes that he does not need to set up a system that will hold him accountable with regard to the things that he said he will do. He wants things to be as they are; he abhors change. He does not see a reason to change.
Libin reports that he does not want to do any political or philosophical works; the reason being he wants to focus his energy on passing the NCMHCE exam; is it not clear the reason why he’s resisting the promise of political works and fines if he fails to honor his promises?
He believes that passing the exam is more important to him than the contribution that he can make to the preservation of peace and liberty in the federal Republic of Somalia; this is the operative idea that is guiding his action and the idea he chose his actions to imply
He’s emotional reaction to the exposition of the idea that’s governing him was that of neutrality; his emotional presentation implied indifference to what governs him; he was ok with putting his interest above all else.
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