brian423
Brian Sorgatz
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Prescribe the symptom of time-consu...
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Week 4 of 4
brian423 commits to:
four solid hours, every day of the week, of utterly useless motions inside my apartment: pacing the floor, twiddling a pen in my hand, or other such fidgeting. No multitasking allowed! No entertainment, either—except for the classical radio station. This is an experiment in "prescribing the symptom" therapeutically à la Milton Erickson. What can be achieved by combining this technique with the new device called stickK? Let's find out.
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My Commitment Journal
 brian423
July 28, 2011, 7:34 PM
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| This contract has evolved into a daily call to various prayers and healing thoughts, the specifics of which are changing too rapidly to be recorded here. To make a long story short, I can report progress. | |
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brian423
July 21, 2011, 8:53 PM
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MAJOR CONTRACT REVISION: I'm revolting against the intolerable boredom of four solid hours of nothing but fidgets and useless motions. This morning, I was inspired to replace it with another task that can teach me a lot more. For the remainder of the contract period, I'll spend the hours between eight a.m. and noon etching this pagan-Christian prayer in my heart: "Gods of Olympus, God of Jerusalem, show me how to forgive myself for failing to stand up to Mr. and Mrs. Families Are Not Democracies. Show me how to forgive myself today." And now, multitasking *is* allowed. I can do whatever else I wish at the same time. |
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brian423
July 19, 2011, 11:13 PM
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| Today was a rule-bending day. I snacked and took bong hits during the fidgeting session. (See also today's journal entry for commitment #148300.) If stickK is to have any meaning at all for my personal growth, I'll have to satisfy my conscience for the remainder of the week that I'm moving in the right direction. Nevertheless, I'm convinced that Dr. Erickson is smiling down from heaven on my learning process overall. | |
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brian423
July 17, 2011, 12:55 AM
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This is day three of my 28-day regimen of self-prescribed fidgeting. I already seem to be reaping mental and behavioral rewards from it, although it's too early for me to articulate them well. A detailed account will have to wait until a future journal entry. Today, just to see what would happen, I chose to go without coffee until after I had put in my four hours. My curiosity is satisfied: It was too tiring without coffee (or perhaps yerba mate) first. I didn't expect this commitment to be easy—after all, Dr. Erickson intended some of his cures as ordeals for his patients—but I will rely on some help from the plant kingdom. (Incidentally, why does this website hate semicolons? I've just had to delete and re-edit this journal entry because stickK wouldn't post my semicolon. Sheesh.) |
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