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🎧🎙️ Mind mechanics
This is such a great analogy. Jocko talks about how he started to understand mental health as he first talked with Jordan Peterson.
The mind is like a car, and psychologists or therapists are like mind mechanics who can help when the mind breaks down.
🧠 #99: Can’t get in
This update shares a vacation win, a vacation struggle, and a new sharing practice.
Do Half Sketchnotes
As part of The Focus Course, I joined today an Academy Pro Workshop with Sarah K. Peck from Startup Parent. She went through the dark side of hustle culture and the difference between productivity and strategy. Great advice on living a full life.
Start walking
Right after I posted some clips from a Jocko Underground podcast, a new episode came out. I loved the analogy Jocko gave of being stuck in a forest and needing to start walking to figure out where you are and where to go.
In your body
In the most recent Jocko Underground podcast, Jocko answered a question of someone who was heartbroken. His answer was so perfect to me as the course to deal with my OCD, or with any strong and debilitating emotions.
#98: Walks on the beach
In a quick vacation update, I share a lesson learned from running into my daughter while walking on the beach.
#97: Making friends
This week I share another step forward in my peacemaking with the monster that is OCD in my life.
#96: Confronting the criminal
In a shocking turn of events (🙄), allowing a known trigger into my life last week caused some issues. This week, I share how I confronted and adjusted, putting OCD to work for good, and sitting in the chemical experimentation phase.
Falling prey to OCD
I thought it might be helpful to share a recent free writing entry. I had wanted to process my thoughts and feelings as OCD was starting to take over in my life. The realization that was happening struck me as I was writing my latest weekly update, #95: Experimenting with discomfort.