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Originally Posted by helgi  I can see that being a problem if you don't go through the blocks fully, just identifying them and then letting them fester. If you are afraid of uncovering fears/blocks if you were to go through this process, you've already convinced yourself that there is something hidden in there that you are afraid of. If you push this feeling down back into your subconscious, it will still affect your thinking and give it a negative slant, and trying to maintain positive thinking will require effort.
When you explore all the aspects of whatever it is you're thinking about, continuing with the dark room analogy; you are walking from room to room in an unlit house in the middle of the night, turning on the light in each one and looking around, confirming to yourself that there aren't any monsters lurking somewhere in the house.
Or even a more relevant one: you could say to yourself, "okay, I'm not going to turn on the light in the room, but I'll keep a flashlight on and then deal with the monsters when I see them," instead of confirming once and for all that there weren't any monsters in the first place.
Isn't that what GTD is all about? Getting things out of your subconscious so that you have a full-picture perspective on what you're doing or thinking about. (haven't read the book yet) |
Getting things done is more of a system to organise what you do and doesnt deal with any psychology or spirituality really. Basically, by getting all the things on your mind into the GTD system you free up mental RAM so your subconsiocus isnt dealing with what you have to physically do.
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I think we are in agrement here but correct me if I am wrong.
When you deal with what shows up in the moment you are effectively shining the light of consciousness onto those thoughts and denying them power to affect you and your vibe.
My idea is that fear is a process your ego uses and the content of that fear will vary depending on whatever is most effective for its purposes. Say for instance the idea of responsibility is effective for the ego's pusposes and creates the inertia it requires. This will be the thought it presents to you. When you see this process for what it is you realise that you dont have to let these thoughts make you feel bad because they are just a faulty process in your mind. You ignore them because they dont serve you.
Seeing this process is what you refer to as turning the light on. Do you agree?