Thanks Marika! I had a client document that I’d put off for weeks...but today used your technique. A friend was giving me a ride home and it was 2:10 when she texted “leave at 2:30?” I replied “yes, going to try and crank out one document I’ve been avoiding before we go.” I imagined my 20-minute future self who’d feel great riding home with this “to do” now “to done.” It worked. The constraint, completely self-imposed, worked like a charm.
Aaaah! Brilliant! At the moment I'm leaning into my 20-minutes-from-now self who's sent off her next round of essay submissions and the pending email to her book coach and settling into some dreaming and scheming for an upcoming Substack post...
Marika, I love the 20-Minutes-From -Now-You, thanks. This is a much easier concept to digest than our future self we cannot yet feel or sense. It takes just a little less trust, slightly less surrender, to show up for that person. It's as if we can say 'I'll give a little and see what happens' which is a brilliant plan.
This is so beautiful. The couch “me” and the walk “me often are at odds with each other, so I can totally relate. Love the idea of conjuring up the 20 min self. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks Marika! I had a client document that I’d put off for weeks...but today used your technique. A friend was giving me a ride home and it was 2:10 when she texted “leave at 2:30?” I replied “yes, going to try and crank out one document I’ve been avoiding before we go.” I imagined my 20-minute future self who’d feel great riding home with this “to do” now “to done.” It worked. The constraint, completely self-imposed, worked like a charm.
Aaaah! Brilliant! At the moment I'm leaning into my 20-minutes-from-now self who's sent off her next round of essay submissions and the pending email to her book coach and settling into some dreaming and scheming for an upcoming Substack post...
Marika, I love the 20-Minutes-From -Now-You, thanks. This is a much easier concept to digest than our future self we cannot yet feel or sense. It takes just a little less trust, slightly less surrender, to show up for that person. It's as if we can say 'I'll give a little and see what happens' which is a brilliant plan.
Yesss!! I love thinking big and dreaming BIG! But when it comes to action am learning how to appreciate baby steps...
This is so beautiful. The couch “me” and the walk “me often are at odds with each other, so I can totally relate. Love the idea of conjuring up the 20 min self. Thanks for the tip!
Enjoy it! It's been a fascinating experiment!
Beautiful. Love the description of how the walk actually turned out.
It was pretty magical!
Love, love, love this!
Thanks, Kate! 🫶