Week 2 Things to Consider
Mental Loopholes
Sometimes our own thinking can get in the way of our success. Identifying the thoughts that are not serving you well can help you redirect your thoughts to more constructive ways of thinking.
Knowing HOW you are going to try to talk yourself out of your habit can help you create mini-actions to out-loop the loop hole :)
Do any of these sound familiar? If so, how might you change your behavior so that you don’t self sabotage?
Moral Licensing - “I exercised this morning, so I’ll have a mocha frap for dessert”
False choice - “I’m so busy that I don’t have time to exercise.”
Lack of control - “I was planning to go to bed early, but my friend called.”
Arranging to fail - “I’ll check my email quickly before I meditate.”
This doesn’t count - “I’m on vacation, so I don’t have to follow my healthy diet.”
Questionable assumption - “I only have 5 minutes to meditate, so I might as well skip it since that’s not long enough to benefit me.”
Concern for others - “It would be rude not to eat the dessert my mother-in-law made for me!”
Fake self-actualization - “I’m saving the world with my work - I don’t have time to sleep!”
One-coin - “I’ll just have a cookie this one time. It’s not going to make a difference”
