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Skills

Mindfulness · 3 min

Observe the thought

Notice a thought arriving, and let it be there without arguing with it.

You can stop at any point, and nothing has to be finished.

Every question here is optional. Answer what feels useful and leave the rest.

Step 1 of 3

Write the thought down

Word for word, as it arrived.

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Step 2 of 3

Add a preface

'I notice I'm having the thought that…' — then read it back.

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Step 3 of 3

What changed?

If anything. Sometimes nothing does.

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Stop for now

You can leave this exercise whenever you like. Nothing is saved unless you choose to save it.