Annoying how much of maintaining mental health boils down to recalling the right trite thought at the right time:
This too shall pass
Don’t decide when depressed
Drink water
Drink
Eat
Sleep
Take a walk
Go gymming
Let this one go
It’s only money
Morning is wiser than evening
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(Inadvertent?) Dog whistle for DFW’s masterful discussion of the “trite” w.r.t. the effectiveness of AA in infinite jest!
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Indeed, luckily some of the load is taken away with skillful habit design.
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now that I think about it having a custom-made cosmology and world view makes this fun, you can make your own internally coherent self-care propaganda with your own spin on these trite ideas
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In my youth, I railed against routine because I thought it hurt creativity, while now I realize it frees time for creativity.
They say 98% of thoughts we've had the day before, so maybe creating patterns of thoughts, a thought routine, isn't something to shy from, either?
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Most of that sounds more like saying that much of mental health boils down to physical health.
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"going to therapy is boring the same way brushing my teeth and wiping my ass is boring. maintenance is never an adventure, there is no way to do it so wrong you might die. it's just work" -Rick & Morty episode Rickle Rick
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How about trite prayers? I swore to myself I would never repeat the "Bless us, O Lord, for these thy gifts..." that my father offered at mealtime. Now I just say the same "Thank you Lord, for this food..." every time. Sheesh.
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