The Art of Taking Action: Lessons From Japanese Psychology
With Hansei (“honest self-reflection”), we learned why it’s so important to take a moment to critically analyze our behaviors and identify areas of our life that could be improved upon.
Anthony Raymond • Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
Eknath Easwaran, a meditation teacher whose writings on mindfulness are some of the most insightful I’ve ever read.
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
The ACT Matrix in Practice
- Who or what do I care about? (inside-toward)
- What does it look like when I'm moving toward what I care about? (outside-toward)
- What difficult thoughts and feelings get in the way? (inside-away)
- What does it look like when I'm focused on avoiding or lessening those thoughts and feelings? (outside-away)
Casey Rosengren • How to Break the Anxiety- Fear-Avoidance Cycle
He categorized three habits of mind that stop us from “just doing it.” • Checking: defined as second-guessing ourselves or others; • Holding: hanging on to feelings about an interaction after it was completed; for example, bearing a grudge; and • Making: taking the words or actions of another and inventing a story about what our mind thinks those a
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