Focusing on your discomfort either (a) resolves the discomfort or (b) points out an action you can take to resolve it.
Either one is better than avoiding discomfort.
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Acting As If
If it’s not destructive to you or others, there’s all the reason to act as if. Acting as if you’re confident, as if you’re capable, as if you’re calm, is helpful, even if you don’t feel like it’s true. We judge our thoughts too much, and value our actions too little.
Mindfulness
Pay attention to what you pay attention to.
Pain vs. Suffering
Pain is natural. Suffering is man-made.
Desire
No itch has disappeared by scratching it.
Social Justice
When you act, do so to right a wrong, not to relieve your discomfort.
What We Really Want
Ask yourself: do want the cure or just the relief?
Because they are very different, and our choice may conflict with what we think we want.
Restoration
Do things that empty your mind, so you can take in the world anew.
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