Notice how you feel – transitions

One of the hardest things we try to do is to describe to someone else exactly how we are feeling. Skillful actions require a clear understanding of how you feel about what’s happening.

In Action Inquiry, one of our goals is to be able to quickly and accurately assess how we are feeling, so that we can more skilfully decide what’s the best action to take. It’s part of the Inquiry before the Action in Action Inquiry.

Bill Torbert, in his 2004 book, Action Inquiry, gives us a few exercises intended to improve our ability to notice how we feel. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? But once you try these exercises, you’ll probably find that it takes practice to notice how you feel.

So, here is another practice made to help us learn to notice how we feel.

As you transition from one activity to another, bring the transition into your awareness by noticing how you feel about ending the previous activity and beginning the next one.

The intention here is for you to develop triggers to help you notice how you feel. “I ran out of time. I have to put that task down before I finished it, and I feel frustrated.” Just like that.

Try it for a week. You might want to let me know how you get on with it. Why not leave a comment?

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