RAIN for self-awareness
R - Recognize what's happening A - Accept/allow yourself to go through that I - Investigate whatever is happening without being too harsh on yourself N - Noting down so you are more aware in the future
This is a good tool to map and deal with habits, specially when trying to avoid 202111172342 The local minimum in behavior, avoiding anxiety (202111111348 Anxiety is the opposite of flow and 202111111345 Anxiety is what happens when mix fear with future scenarios) and trying to establish/cut habits (202111111403 Trigger, behavior, result. AKA The habit loop)
[#mcraney-yanss-218]: McRaney, David. “YANSS 218 – How Anxiety Hides in Our Unhealthy Habits, Why You Can’t Think Your Way out of It, and Science Says You Should Do Instead.” You Are Not So Smart, October 31, 2021. https://youarenotsosmart.com/2021/10/31/yanss-218-how-anxiety-hides-in-our-unhealthy-habits-why-you-cant-think-your-way-out-of-it-and-science-says-you-should-do-instead/.