Author: EEBaum
Date: 2012-01-01 02:09
One thing that may help, which I picked up from a buddy teaching me Parkour, is to stop, look at the problem, and try to see what it is you're afraid of (what you're apprehensive about, what's causing a catch or mental block, etc.). Then look at the consequences of what you're afraid of. What's the WORST that could happen?
Now, have you ever actually DONE the thing that's the worst that could happen? Do you know what it feels like? If you do, you'll probably know that it's not all that bad. If you don't, try it. Play something wrong to see what it feels like. Better yet, find someone and play it wrong for them, not with the intention of playing it right, but with the intention of experiencing what playing it wrong feels like. See that the consequences aren't all that bad.
From then on, you've experienced the worst that can happen, and you can refer back to it, and see that, even if all goes wrong, it's not all that bad. And if all goes well, all the better.
I've only recently stumbled into this philosophy, which has been great for me. I'm curious to see how/whether this works for other people...
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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