Turn your chair around: beginner’s mind and the power of perspective in hoarding

That Hoarder: Overcome Compulsive Hoarding

In today's episode, we're exploring the power of turning your chair round and embracing different perspectives.

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• Imagining advice from different perspectives
• Gaining new insights and advice
• Showing compassion towards yourself
• Questioning how things are done
• Exploring different ways to frame situations
• Beginner's Mind from Zen Buddhism:
• Dropping expectations and preconceived ideas
• Stepping out of comfort zone
• Initial discomfort leading to eventual comfort
• Trying new things can be scary but rewarding
• Questioning and reevaluating rules:
• Determining if rules are still useful and relevant
• Challenging yourself to break established patterns
• Confirmation bias: Seeking information that aligns with existing beliefs
• Perfectionism in organizing possessions:
• Energizing and motivating the organising process
• Believing in different possibilities
• Challenging the belief that things have to be a certain way forever
• Exploring new ways of thinking and doing things
• Challenging fears:
• Proving fears are not necessarily true
• Gentle self-reflection:
• Encouraging personal growth and understanding
• Turning the chair around
• Seeing possibilities and solutions with a fresh outlook
• Practicing beginner's mind and mindfulness
• Looking for something unrelated to existing interests

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