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is easier to take criticisms way too seriously or even worse is to take false criticisms as true and waste days, months, and years on it.</p><p id="7707">This is why an experimental mindset can be a time-saver for you, instead of being lost in thoughts of endless ‘what-ifs’. Now the thing is you do not get confident or inspired by thinking about something, that is a losing battle. You cannot get rid of a psychological fear by thinking about solutions. It is almost a trick of the ego that relies on limiting beliefs conditioned through childhood.</p><p id="536d">To put it in simple terms, an e<b>xperimental mindset</b> is to take up an endeavor or a routine for a fixed number of days, no matter what. If you have at least a little inclination, a slight ray of hope towards the endeavor whether it is writing or learning or painting, then despite not having a sense of confidence initially, chances are you might actually stick on to

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it.</p><p id="b857">You do not need any assurance or anything. You are just choosing to do it for an ‘X’ number of days as you plan.</p><p id="4d79">This may be even helpful for a 9–5 office worker who has some natural inclination towards writing or drawing but could not break through the layer of limiting thoughts. They could just consider spending daily 25 minutes or 1 hour etc for this new activity and stick on to it for ‘X’ days. This way they can eliminate the possibility of falling for the pull of limiting thoughts and beliefs and do it anyway.</p><p id="7102">And who knows within those ‘X’ days they might actually gather a new energy to drive their life into an entirely different direction altogether.</p><p id="f811">Also, remember to track your new endeavor or routine changes for example on a google sheet. And make sure you do not slip away during the ‘X’ days.</p><p id="1de1">Thanks For Reading ❤</p></article></body>

Essential Experimental Mindset

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Not all of us are confident enough to try out new things. Even to try out things we think are cool and brings joy to us. It is not easy to rewire those stubborn neural paths that would always doubt, feel unworthy, or feel not good enough no matter what.

If you are such a person, you might have experienced that even if someone appreciates you for something, your brain will look for reasons or evidence that they are false, or even worse the other person might be lying or maybe they are out of their mind. It is easier to take criticisms way too seriously or even worse is to take false criticisms as true and waste days, months, and years on it.

This is why an experimental mindset can be a time-saver for you, instead of being lost in thoughts of endless ‘what-ifs’. Now the thing is you do not get confident or inspired by thinking about something, that is a losing battle. You cannot get rid of a psychological fear by thinking about solutions. It is almost a trick of the ego that relies on limiting beliefs conditioned through childhood.

To put it in simple terms, an experimental mindset is to take up an endeavor or a routine for a fixed number of days, no matter what. If you have at least a little inclination, a slight ray of hope towards the endeavor whether it is writing or learning or painting, then despite not having a sense of confidence initially, chances are you might actually stick on to it.

You do not need any assurance or anything. You are just choosing to do it for an ‘X’ number of days as you plan.

This may be even helpful for a 9–5 office worker who has some natural inclination towards writing or drawing but could not break through the layer of limiting thoughts. They could just consider spending daily 25 minutes or 1 hour etc for this new activity and stick on to it for ‘X’ days. This way they can eliminate the possibility of falling for the pull of limiting thoughts and beliefs and do it anyway.

And who knows within those ‘X’ days they might actually gather a new energy to drive their life into an entirely different direction altogether.

Also, remember to track your new endeavor or routine changes for example on a google sheet. And make sure you do not slip away during the ‘X’ days.

Thanks For Reading ❤

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