[ot][spam][crazy] inhibition efforts: daily behaviors

[Karl Semich]

On Thu, May 19, 2022, 8:37 PM Karl Semich <0xloem at gmail.com> wrote:

> - continued repetition of a baseline to establish a norm
>>
>
> - think of something one is doing _more_ than desired, and every time it
> is done, do the task to establish a baseline of. keep the intensity such
> that this works rather than breaking.
>

leaves out dissociating into a state of mind where the fragile behavior is
normalised, and staying there.


> - if a behavior is fragile and must develop, increase the baseline only
> after it is well-established. even if this means almost nothing, and
> pairing with a strong reward.
>
> - if a behavior is strong, develop its baseline quickly.
>
> - a way for me to give feedback on how easily i am able to continue a
>> baseline
>> - if the baseline does not repeat, reduce it to something that can
>>
>
> - tasks have different properties (activity, duration, discomfort) --
> these are all things to consider holding at a baseline or logging, to help
> sort out
>
> - I found it helpful to have a sugar cookie at moment of onset (and never
> else), for a hard thing. this may work even better with nicotine, caffeine,
> or other drug.
>
> - it seems helpful to journal and/or consider how things go, each
> behavior. this can lead one to notice powerful problems or opportunities.
>

left out: importance of sustaining baseline, even if it means risking great
difficulty. re: model of different states of mind. baselines can establish.
doing this effectively means engaging difficulty in some way. one can also
overreach. observing ones patterns, even in a very small way if doing so is
hard, seems it can help.

- publicly logging seems helpful until the behavior norm is established. my
inhibitions try to stay private, so this may much more thoroughly limit
them.

it took me many years, with a norm of desiring public logging, and multiple
failed attempts, to get to the point where a behavior was increasing. it
helped to change the behaviors, although staying with one also built
strength.

>
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