Day 33 of 45
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Day 33 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 4 · Desert
Day 33: Choose to do nothing
“When was the last time you chose to stay calm and chose to do nothing?”
Doing nothing on purpose feels strange at first. That's the point of practising it.
In Wilson's "just think" experiments, many people found 6 to 15 minutes alone with their thoughts so unpleasant that some chose mild electric shocks instead. Discomfort with solitude is normal. Nguyen, Ryan and Deci found 15 minutes of solitude calmed high-arousal feelings, so it becomes restful with practice.
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