PRACTICE / CHAPTER 16

Interrupt.

The question keeps returning. The thinking keeps going.

THE STUCK POINT / REUSABLE PRACTICE

Interrupt

Another pass feels like a route to certainty, while your attention stays tied to the same unanswered question.

1
Ask whether another round offers new information.
2
If there is a concrete problem, name its next useful action.
3
Otherwise, notice “I’m replaying this” once and return to a chosen activity.

For example: Write down the one practical question. Choose its next step, then close the notes.

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 16 of The Stuck Point.

Find your starting point

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