@m_ashcroft’s threads and descriptions of Alexander Technique have also clarified this issue of wanting to stop doing something—you can’t make yourself relax, you can only stop doing non-relaxation.https://twitter.com/m_ashcroft/status/1219378825122975745?s=20 …
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Desire is supposed to be aspirational and can be a vehicle towards what you want, but it must not become more important than the experience of what you are aiming for.
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Oddly enough, some of the clearest writing that has gotten this point across to me is from occult/magic texts: getting what you want means completely letting go of the state of hoping or desiring for what you want! You can’t make both work at oncepic.twitter.com/y1SB5OsWjG
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It reminds me of how “productivity porn” ends up working: you don’t end up actually accomplishing what you wished to do, but instead focus on experiencing the means for the goal / collecting fancy notebooks and apps. Akin to the appeal of a Rube Goldberg device.
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It feels like I’m slowly sneaking up to some experiential understanding or realization about this, but it’s a strange and convoluted process. When you hit the bottom, sometimes you just have to dig sideways.
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