PSY336H1 Lecture Notes - Paul Ekman, Wicket-Keeper, Practical Action
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In terms of tools this led us into our discussion of goals, i. e. proper goal selection. 3-waterman quote: pursuing goals with full engagement ( note key barrier to this other than directing attention, are emotions particularly negative ones) once you"ve picked the right goal. 4-combines several of these }being aware/attune to self: imp for picking right goals. Knowing why you"re doing something allows you freedom to reframe it in diff way to gain more control over self. 5- goal structuring: i. e. writing things down, long term vs short, subdivisions. 6-hope intervention= imp bridging exercise, involved thinking about big problem in life and then potent solutions which initially were few. But by deconstructing the self allowed us to quadruple the amount of solutions available. We did a creative thinking exercise, but note creative thought is heavily influenced by emotions. Oscar wilde quote: i don"t want to be at the mercy of my emotions.
