Reverse psychologyMarch 17, 2006
Sometimes when I'm faced with a problem, whether it's putting on a golf green, motivating myself to get something done, etc, I use a form of reverse psychology to realize that it's not that hard.
For example, let's say that you want to get to work on time, but you have this nagging sense that it's a very hard thing to do in reality. Turn the problem around and pretend that you're someone saying "I'll bet you $500 dollars that you can't get to work on time". If you were a person making that bet, you'd be pretty nervous, and your mind would provide you with all sorts of insights into just how easy it is for the person to make it to work on time. Now turn the problem back around and use this feeling of "wow, that's actually pretty easy".
