What better way to enter a weekend than with a cheerful email about depression? So, let's get this party started. The Drive to Nowhere True story from yesterday: As I'm driving to pick up my mountain bike from the mechanic, and then head to the pool for my Thursday swim session, this thought creeps in: " Why should I swim today anyway? I have no clear goal. My half Ironman goal isn't coherent. I'm not swimming with purpose, not making a real effort, not 'really' working out. Just trash volume. Why do I need this shit?! Let's just drive home and be miserable. " I'm not in bright spirits (an understatement). The Zen Technique: Going with the Argument Here's where I borrowed from Zen philosophy — Instead of fighting against a thought or argument, you go with it, all the way to its furthest point. You bring the person (or in this case, yourself) to the extreme to force reevaluation. Like when someone says the Earth is flat, you don't argue ...
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