1. Can control
2. Can influence
3. Can't control.
This makes it easier to manage attention and move away from things beyond your control.
When we have fallen into the rabbit hole of threat perception (stress) after experiencing a demand supply gap, we may encounter a barrage of diversely negative thoughts which align with different narratives. Despite being quite convincing,
these thoughts are not facts. They give us a skewed idea of reality. They strongly push us into aligning with one or more narrative. They are consistent, persistent and even if we try our best to not get carried away, they do succeed in getting our attention. Sustained attention and involvement reduces motivation and energy.
If one is unable to watch these conversations and maintain a distance,
one way to extricate oneself is to do a reality check/reality test. This process helps us to create space between ourselves and the negative thoughts facilitating their objective examination.
Here are the steps:
a. Argue the opposite case.
b. Question the absoluteness.
c. Look for counter examples.
d. Ask yourself what is the learning here?
e. What am I not seeing in the narrative?
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