Imperfect

mutable attitude networks

Inspired by Prasatt's Attitudes are skills.

Your nature changes over time and under your nose whether by voluntary or involuntary inputs. I would only imagine that your identity and attitudes follow suit.

If reshaping attitudes are the norm, can you exploit that mechanism using Godin's "attitudes as skills" framework to practice toward values you wish to see more of?

Subverting "I am" with "I have been, but can intend to be otherwise" can make a big difference. The more deliberate practice that can back up the latter claim, the higher the probability that said intention gets fulfilled.

I find Prasatt's "practice breeds optimism" loop within journaling at large with how the practice implicitly fulfills gratitude journaling. At the very least, your entries show how you are alive, thinking, and expressing yourself. Think of your immense capability beyond those foundational truths (and how to use them for your betterment) the next time you start journaling.

Prasatt asks:

What attitude would become easier for you to adopt when you treat it like a skill?

Connectivity comes to mind. I think people don't connect as much as they feasibly can. As an overdue prescription for myself and others per action inherits permission:

You can just do things.

Establish as many connected virtual places as you can, including but not limited to starting:

Perhaps more importantly, establish as many connections as you can via modes like:

The same intentions can work just as well, if not better, in your physical realm via different means. Face-to-face interactions can be synergistic with far-reaching Internet interactions or even more important than them.

Even though you might not yet be an outlier of initiative, you can assume that role with persistent practice. Better now while your prospective co-creators linger around. Who knows when you or them will disappear? While them finding you solely by serendipity is nice, it seems rare and short-lived in my experience. Have you felt the same?

As far as communication expectations go, keep them loose. If people respond, great. If not, go next. There are more than enough people on this planet to find your network of like-minded optimists given enough persistence, curiosity, and confidence. What kinds of skills do you think those attitudes and more benefit from?

Want to reach out? Connect with me however you prefer: