Why use daily tools or do daily activities?
Aristotle - “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
Epictetus - “There are certain things you can control and certain things you can not control, and you must know the difference.”
Serenity Prayer - “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Do I trust myself to treat myself in a way that will heal me?
The Holy Trinity of Mental Health
Meditation or Mindfulness
Gratitude and Affirmations
Thought Records
Journaling
Deep Breathing
Technology Fast
Create Connection
Grounding
Self-Compassion
Book Six Pillars of Self-Esteemby Nathaniel Branden
Am I being “obedient” or “responsible”?
-Obedient looks like motivated by external factors, follow orders, may have difficulty seeing choices and options, finds it hard to decide, has difficulty expressing, personal needs, as a “you win, I lose” mentality.
-Responsible looks like motivated by internal factors, makes choices, typically more confident, self-worth is defined internally, understands “I am not my behaviors“, better, able to predict outcomes, cooperative.
Finish the sentence:
From Atomic Habits, by James Clear
Habit Stacking - add a new habit to an existing one (ie running and listening to a book)
Habit Tracking - it is hard to know how much something is helping if you’re not tracking it
Environment Design - small changes in your environment
