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15 results (expanded search) for "thoughts"
Psychological
Passing Thoughts Box
Thoughts aren't facts or orders — guests passing through.
Psychological
Naming Thoughts: "My Mind Is Telling Me..."
Prefix every thought with "my mind is telling me..." to see you are not it.
Psychological
Passengers on the Bus
You're the bus driver. Hard thoughts are noisy passengers, but you stay on the road.
Professional
Distraction Capture List
During deep work, only write distracting thoughts on a side pad.
Psychological
Passengers on the Bus
You're the bus driver, your thoughts are noisy passengers — drive despite their voices.
Psychological
Evidence For-Against Dialogue
Put your negative thought on trial: what's the evidence for and against? Then judge.
Psychological
Pre-Sleep Brain Dump
Write everything on your mind on paper 10 min before sleep — empties it.
Psychological
One Committed Action
Define one action today expressing a value, even if opposing thoughts show up.
Psychological
Self as Context
You aren't your thoughts or feelings — you're the context they happen in.
Psychological
Learned Optimism (ABCDE)
With each negative: A (event), B (belief), C (consequence), D (dispute), E (energization).
Social
The "Seen, No Reply" Anxiety
When you see the blue read-receipt marks with no reply, run a 3-step protocol instead of watching your phone.
Psychological
Downward Arrow Technique
Drop your anxious thought down by asking "and what would that mean?" until you reach the core belief beneath it.
Psychological
Socratic Dialogue with a Stubborn Thought
Interrogate your thought with seven Socratic questions until it loses automatic authority.
Psychological
Leaves on a Stream
Place each thought on a leaf and watch it drift down a stream.
Psychological
Mind-Reading Challenge
You assume what others think of you — but never asked.