That Hoarder: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding

#102 Turn your chair around: beginner’s mind and the power of perspective in hoarding

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In today's episode, we're exploring the power of turning your chair round and embracing different perspectives.


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  • Imagining advice from different perspectives
  • Gaining new insights and advice
  • Showing compassion towards yourself
  • Questioning how things are done
  • Exploring different ways to frame situations
  • Beginner's Mind from Zen Buddhism:
  • Dropping expectations and preconceived ideas
  • Stepping out of comfort zone
  • Initial discomfort leading to eventual comfort
  • Trying new things can be scary but rewarding
  • Questioning and reevaluating rules:
  • Determining if rules are still useful and relevant
  • Challenging yourself to break established patterns
  • Confirmation bias: Seeking information that aligns with existing beliefs
  • Perfectionism in organizing possessions:
  • Energizing and motivating the organising process
  • Believing in different possibilities
  • Challenging the belief that things have to be a certain way forever
  • Exploring new ways of thinking and doing things
  • Challenging fears:
  • Proving fears are not necessarily true
  • Gentle self-reflection:
  • Encouraging personal growth and understanding
  • Turning the chair around
  • Seeing possibilities and solutions with a fresh outlook
  • Practicing beginner's mind and mindfulness
  • Looking for something unrelated to existing interests

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