On the other side of emotional gluttony is the complete lack of self-insight. You’re feeding the histrionic, sensational aspects of self. If you feel dread, anxiety, anger, regret, shame… while self-inspecting, then you’re not really inspecting. It is the over-consumption of negative emotions. Judgment is focused on harassment and justification, more so than problem-solving. Whereas being self-judgmental is emotionally loaded. It is a descriptive analysis that doesn’t shy away from scrutinizing problem areas to find solutions. Feeding the ego with negative emotions is an addiction that dulls the calmness that’s so essential to us all.Ī self-critique is objective and unemotional. The goal is to observe as a detached examiner, not play judge doling out punishment or self-flagellation. Non-judgmental, though, doesn’t mean void of critique. Mindfulness comes from exercising non-judgmental introspection and contemplation. Without it, we get stuck in stale subconscious patterns and habits. To be able to curate well, one must practice mindful self-awareness. To the best of your ability, learn to curate your emotional and hormonal states. Curate what you eat, curate how you spend your time, and curate what reaches your senses (and subsequently, your mind). “Everything in moderation” is the path of balance. That’s not to say asceticism is required. If a mind is filled solely with unfiltered junk of reality TV, Pornhub, Netflix-and-chill, and dopamine hijacking infinity of the social media feeds and modern video games… what else can it produce than junk thoughts? If it even moves past stupor to create anything at all. Even though it goes much farther than just the five people we spend the most time with. Jim Rohn said: “You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with.” The time we spend consuming other people’s thoughts and personalities defines us as well. At its most insidious, it transforms you into an avatar of negativity as well. At best, it drains your willpower and resolve. Spend ample time around a toxic person or situation, and their energy negatively impacts you. More than just physiologically, we consume mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. And if we don’t consume physical activity or get enough sleep-our energy levels and focus wane. It’s no revelation that a diet of junk food nudges us towards obesity, laziness, and malnourishment.
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