Visakan Veerasamy

in like D&D and video games is this concept of a glass cannon which is like a character who can do a lot of damage but like dies very easily and you think oh why is he like that and it's like oh he's because he dies very easily he has learned to do a lot of damage and so he takes pride in that and that his identity becomes tied up in that and it's just you know it's that yeah Yeah, it's a lot.

in like D&D and video games is this concept of a glass cannon which is like a character who can do a lot of damage but like dies very easily and you think oh why is he like that and it's like oh he's because he dies very easily he has learned to do a lot of damage and so he takes pride in that and that his identity becomes tied up in that and it's just you know it's that yeah Yeah, it's a lot.

So you asked for the TLDR and I went on this long, rambly circular rant, but I would say at the heart of everything, you have to really step back and observe the patterns non-judgmentally. I recommend really abstract questions like how might this

So you asked for the TLDR and I went on this long, rambly circular rant, but I would say at the heart of everything, you have to really step back and observe the patterns non-judgmentally. I recommend really abstract questions like how might this

So you asked for the TLDR and I went on this long, rambly circular rant, but I would say at the heart of everything, you have to really step back and observe the patterns non-judgmentally. I recommend really abstract questions like how might this

look if it's easy or how might it look if it's done skillfully and beautifully without anger without you know like one of my favorite things in the book Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Alan Carr they insist that you keep smoking as you read the book. And it's like, why would they do that, right?

look if it's easy or how might it look if it's done skillfully and beautifully without anger without you know like one of my favorite things in the book Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Alan Carr they insist that you keep smoking as you read the book. And it's like, why would they do that, right?

look if it's easy or how might it look if it's done skillfully and beautifully without anger without you know like one of my favorite things in the book Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Alan Carr they insist that you keep smoking as you read the book. And it's like, why would they do that, right?

It's because part of the cycle of addiction, and this is true for all addictions, and procrastination can be a kind of addiction, part of what happens with the smoker who kind of wants to quit, but is struggling to, and then... He tries to quit, but he's like half-hearted about it. And then eventually he lights up again. And then he feels guilty and shamed that he did that.

It's because part of the cycle of addiction, and this is true for all addictions, and procrastination can be a kind of addiction, part of what happens with the smoker who kind of wants to quit, but is struggling to, and then... He tries to quit, but he's like half-hearted about it. And then eventually he lights up again. And then he feels guilty and shamed that he did that.

It's because part of the cycle of addiction, and this is true for all addictions, and procrastination can be a kind of addiction, part of what happens with the smoker who kind of wants to quit, but is struggling to, and then... He tries to quit, but he's like half-hearted about it. And then eventually he lights up again. And then he feels guilty and shamed that he did that.

And that is a high arousal emotion. He gets stressed and he wants to smoke more. So there's that loop. And then there's like the meta loop that keeps the loop going harder. And when the book says, I want you to keep smoking.

And that is a high arousal emotion. He gets stressed and he wants to smoke more. So there's that loop. And then there's like the meta loop that keeps the loop going harder. And when the book says, I want you to keep smoking.

And that is a high arousal emotion. He gets stressed and he wants to smoke more. So there's that loop. And then there's like the meta loop that keeps the loop going harder. And when the book says, I want you to keep smoking.

you're like am i being punked right because you assume that you're supposed to not and that just creates this tension that makes it difficult to mess with the process so same with like budgeting software or even diets and this the good ones say uh don't change your spending just track it don't change your like food habits this the first month just track it just just see what you're doing and like don't judge just observe

you're like am i being punked right because you assume that you're supposed to not and that just creates this tension that makes it difficult to mess with the process so same with like budgeting software or even diets and this the good ones say uh don't change your spending just track it don't change your like food habits this the first month just track it just just see what you're doing and like don't judge just observe

you're like am i being punked right because you assume that you're supposed to not and that just creates this tension that makes it difficult to mess with the process so same with like budgeting software or even diets and this the good ones say uh don't change your spending just track it don't change your like food habits this the first month just track it just just see what you're doing and like don't judge just observe

And when people are able to comfortably just observe what is happening, there's a breathing room that opens up. And you're like, oh, maybe I don't have to play video games until 3 a.m. in the morning. And so, yeah. And I had an issue with schedules as a child, like with school timetables and stuff. I found it very stressful and traumatic.

And when people are able to comfortably just observe what is happening, there's a breathing room that opens up. And you're like, oh, maybe I don't have to play video games until 3 a.m. in the morning. And so, yeah. And I had an issue with schedules as a child, like with school timetables and stuff. I found it very stressful and traumatic.

And when people are able to comfortably just observe what is happening, there's a breathing room that opens up. And you're like, oh, maybe I don't have to play video games until 3 a.m. in the morning. And so, yeah. And I had an issue with schedules as a child, like with school timetables and stuff. I found it very stressful and traumatic.