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[self-debugging time] Common morning observation ☀️ I wake up. I check my phone. Tons of notifications & messages. I have thoughts about how to respond to them. I don’t want to respond to any of them. I don’t want to take a walk. I don’t want to take a shower. What do I want?
I listen to voice memos. They’re beautiful compliments from friends. They’re loving messages about their lives and how much they like me. I rise with ease. Somehow I’m brushing and doing all the things. Hold up—whaaat just happened??????!!!1
Quick answers— - I am not the same as mammal me. - Happiness is never about life anyway. It’s about somthing else. - Being loved is an anti-depressive state. - When my hierarchy of needs is met, I don’t mind the rest so much.
Noticing in general: Life, decisions, doings don’t seem to be about the object-level, of what’s going on (though they may be beneficially prompted and continued by it). Figure out self-love, self-worth, self-completion, and let the rest happen meaningnessly as it does.
@AskYatharth this I think jibes with your observation that it isn't about the object level (the twitter response, the cup of coffee). You might consider an object-level activity which reinforces your context as a "on first thing" waking. This is the role served by affirmations, for some
@AskYatharth how can you unify the object level with a worthy context? - Copy/write your goals each morning - 10 min study towards your desired future self - Simply re-pose the question: is where I'm going where I want to be?