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How To Do Hard Things

A founder explores his journey with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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@inviscidpixels about 2 years ago

Thanks for this incredible insight. Not in particular, but...

"Where other psychological approaches might try to resolve challenging thoughts and feelings by rationally reframing them or exploring childhood memories, ACT doesn’t see difficult internal experiences as problems in and of themselves–they are only seen as problematic to the degree that they interfere with living a meaningful and engaged life in the present."

...suggests perhaps so crucially this approach is far more free from the ideological subterfuge the rationalizing ego seems to naturally entangle itself whenever authoring reason. I wonder if there is a way this can be of use in in easing the fraught tension of these times?

Jennie Pakula almost 2 years ago

This was incredibly timely, and a real God-send to read. This morning I was writing in my journal, and I looked back on random entries over the last three years - and they were all about fear and anxiety, and how to get away from these constant companions in my life. I prayed about it and I knew that the first step would be to stop trying what I had been trying with little success and just accept it, but that was about it. I needed to stop looking for the silver bullet. Ironically, I wonder if the tough, long journey of ACT is not the silver bullet, but the right process and path. Thank you for lighting the way.

I've thought a lot about how my ego plays a role in the stories that I tell myself about the future. When facing a challenging decision, sometimes I ask myself what I would do if "I' wasn't attached to the outcome, and I've found that it's a useful mechanism in my decision-making process.