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still “failing”  :)

Posted by pseudoname on February 15, 2006, at 8:43:03

In reply to “failure” success, posted by pseudoname on February 5, 2006, at 2:34:58

Well, to my surprise, this technique is still working but not in all situations. I'm not sure what the criteria are. I have to be able to "feel" the failure in my chest, sorta, before trying to do the impossible task. I think the conscious part of my brain is tricking some terrified pre-conscious part of my brain. I just can't tell exactly when this trick will work. So far...

   •Brushing my teeth at night
   •getting ready to go out
   •filling the air in my tires
   •calling the clerk at city hall
   •emailing a friend
   •opening mail from my insurance company
   •sprinkling salt on icy patches outside
   •taking out ALL the trash

I have envelopes from my insurance company that have gone YEARS without being opened. I've had items of stockpiled trash for years, too — not hoarding it (chuckle), I'm just terrified for no reason to bring it outside.

So I'm happy to have such a technique, as limited as it is.


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