Rejecting the notion that every problem is something to be fixed by *doing* is key to actually fixing a lot of problems.
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We perpetuate and actively worsen broken systems by spending our energy on them. When we disengage, they collapse, releasing energy.
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If the problem doesn't outright disappear, the path to the solution is often easier to follow.
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At the basic level:
"Since I'm not wasting hours of time and constant attention worrying about this, turns out I have loads of free time."
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But it's much more complex. If you see your thoughts as springing from different categories of mind, some of those are leashed, others free.
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A problem-mind is great for reminding you that you have responsibilities and/or needs. But it's terrible at actually fixing those things.
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By being held and holding yourself accountable for every sort of problem and "doing something about it", you leash yourself to problem-mind.
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And problem-mind, being a bit useless at anything else than screaming THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE, is not the sort of fixer you want.
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The first person to panic and scream "FIRE, FIRE!" is useful in alerting everyone, but is rarely the person you want putting out the fire.
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This analogy is somewhat incomplete, but hopefully you get the picture.
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Our culture is rife with this sort of assignment of responsibility, which goes a long way to explain why we're so good at fucking things up.