Often the reason you can’t see the solution is because you’re too close to the problem. Zoom out a little, zoom out a LOT and look at the big picture. This is a similar phenomenon to what psychologists call “cognitive restructuring”—Shifting the way in which your problems are presenting themselves in your life. Our minds naturally play tricks on us, twisting and distorting our thoughts in ways that are not always rational. Even though we’d like to think we’re always logical, we’re not. We’re at the mercy of cognitive biases, emotions and misconceptions and most of it is completely unseen by us. Sometimes we’re too close, too involved in it to even realize. It’s up to us to slow down, take a step back, and understand what’s really going on. “That’s one of the peculiar things about bad moods – we often fool ourselves and create misery by telling ourselves things that simply are not true” - David D. Burns And if things are still out of focus, take another step back. And another. And another. Ask yourself “what’s really going on here?” until you experience your problems cleanly, clearly and free of that emotional anchor
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