In homage to this excellent piece of work I respect, this thread is my attempt to:
1. Add something
2. Systematize a bit more what it means to be mindful for my fellow nerds
3. Give notes on the *how* of it, with links to other resources for understanding/practice
lfg 🚀🧵
1. Add something
2. Systematize a bit more what it means to be mindful for my fellow nerds
3. Give notes on the *how* of it, with links to other resources for understanding/practice
lfg 🚀🧵
Mindfulness means moving from Mode A (the default, where you're stuck in hell loops) to Mode B
People say things like "respond don't react", and that's great advice but we need to get into the how
People say things like "respond don't react", and that's great advice but we need to get into the how
1. Recognize Emotions
ppl talk about embodiment, IFS, psychotherapy, etc. many things boil down to "can you recognize what's happening in you, emotionally?
foundational skill to develop, without which, it's hard to escape hell
ppl talk about embodiment, IFS, psychotherapy, etc. many things boil down to "can you recognize what's happening in you, emotionally?
foundational skill to develop, without which, it's hard to escape hell
https://x.com/forthrighter/status/1948031693140455782
a big part of psychotherapy boils down to understanding why emotions are as they are
they often cannot be changed without doing this first: recognizing, understanding, accepting
they often cannot be changed without doing this first: recognizing, understanding, accepting
https://x.com/forthrighter/status/1661768005796151298
makes sense, right? Ever tried to fix a bug in a computer program without understanding where the bug is or how it operates? Good luck with that lol
Understanding must precede change
Understanding must precede change
2. Breathe
I don't mean metaphorically, I mean quite literally push air in and out of your meat suit, slowly. Literal breathing (QT shows you exactly how) has concrete benefits:
I don't mean metaphorically, I mean quite literally push air in and out of your meat suit, slowly. Literal breathing (QT shows you exactly how) has concrete benefits:
https://x.com/forthrighter/status/1806049180554551699
1. Breathing introduces a time gap, slows you down on purpose. You get a few seconds to cope, rather than "REACT 😠"
2. Oxygen to your brain is a good idea, you're asking a lot of it in this moment
3. Inhale/exhale is the core loop connecting you to being in the present
2. Oxygen to your brain is a good idea, you're asking a lot of it in this moment
3. Inhale/exhale is the core loop connecting you to being in the present
when we REACT 😠 we're usually not in the present. Thinking about how this terrible, awful, no good experience is "just like our past", or worrying about what it might mean for the future
inhale/exhale is the anchor to the now
inhale/exhale is the anchor to the now
3. Respond
To respond is to choose your reaction and deliver it. "Choose" is the most important word
You can still be 😠angry. Sometimes that's appropriate, it's just you wanna choose as you
To respond is to choose your reaction and deliver it. "Choose" is the most important word
You can still be 😠angry. Sometimes that's appropriate, it's just you wanna choose as you
https://x.com/VividVoid_/status/1941650079468879978
the point is not to always respond like a blissed out buddha or be perfect, that won't happen. The point is to slow down on purpose to have the option of choosing
At the entrance to Apollo's temple at Delphi is carved:
Greek: γνῶθι σεαυτόν
Pronounced: gnōthi seauton
English: Know Thyself
Greek: γνῶθι σεαυτόν
Pronounced: gnōthi seauton
English: Know Thyself
sounds like a fortune cookie what does "Know Thyself" mean? Learn:
1. the body, how emotions appear there, tell-tale signs
2. the mind, likes/dislikes personality, proclivities, what makes you feel alive
3. your emotions, automatic reactions
1. the body, how emotions appear there, tell-tale signs
2. the mind, likes/dislikes personality, proclivities, what makes you feel alive
3. your emotions, automatic reactions
https://x.com/forthrighter/status/1953841553148915839
step 4. learning the spirit is left as an exercise to the reader, I will not presume to foist any particular tradition or interpretation on you there but it is highly recommended to your attention
this is all very simple, but simple is not easy
it's ok to screw up, you have to get a LOT of reps in
it's ok to screw up, you have to get a LOT of reps in
pay attention to original comic's very sound advice about messing up and getting it wrong
https://x.com/forthrighter/status/1958480363035967731
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