THE STUCK POINTWITH KARINE SPIESS

PRACTICE / CHAPTER 18

Redesign.

The old response is always the easiest one to reach.

THE STUCK POINT / REUSABLE PRACTICE

Redesign

The setting, cue, or immediate payoff keeps making the familiar action convenient.

  1. 1

    Notice one cue, convenient setup, or immediate payoff.

  2. 2

    Change one part of the setting.

  3. 3

    Make the response you want easier to reach next time.

For example: Charge the laptop outside the bedroom and place a book beside the bed.

What is the practice for?

The entry point helps choose a practice. The need helps choose what comes after it. Consider what this opening makes possible for protection, connection, self-respect, choice, or meaning.

Explore what serves each need

After you try it.

What did you do? What did it make possible? What still needs attention?

Choose a safe, manageable situation. Practical help and necessary care take priority. Educational practice adapted from Chapter 18 of The Stuck Point.

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