The ACT matrix works because it incorporates many of ACT’s core processes in a simple yet powerful way:

• Defusion - by writing down your thoughts, you notice them as thoughts, rather than allowing them to become unquestioned lenses through which you see the world.


• Values - by writing out what is important to you, you can take steps to orient toward it

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The ultimate goal of ACT is to help us move closer to what we care about in life.  From an ACT perspective, the main thing that gets in the way of this is when our behavior becomes primarily about avoidance. When we’re focused on avoiding difficult thoughts and feelings, we’re not focused on moving toward what we care about.