{"id":1549,"date":"2016-10-01T10:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hipharp.com\/academy\/?page_id=1549"},"modified":"2020-08-29T00:53:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T04:53:53","slug":"ccc-o-mindset-the-pitfalls-of-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hipharp.com\/academy\/ccc-creating-conducive-conditions\/ccc-o-mindset-the-pitfalls-of-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"[CCC-08] MINDSET: The PITFALLS of Preparation&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#2ea3f2&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;38&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; mobile_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; mobile_menu_text_color=&#8221;#f6d466&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Menu&#8221; module_class=&#8221;course-menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; menu_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; menu_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Course Page Heading Section &#8212; GLOBAL&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Course Pages Navigation &#8212; GLOBAL DO NOT EDIT WITHOUT SUPERVISION&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;] <div class=\"dhc-prevnext\"><div class=\"dhc-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipharp.com\/academy\/ccc-creating-conducive-conditions\/ccc-n-protecting-your-emotions-privacy\/\" title=\"[CCC-07] Protecting Your Emotions &#038; Privacy\">&larr; Previous<\/a><\/div> <span class=\"dhc-pagelink-dot\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipharp.com\/academy\/ccc-creating-conducive-conditions\/ccc-a-welcome-start-here\/\" title=\"[CCC-01] Welcome! 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then just sit down and work without a timer)<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t get up and fix anything<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t get mad at yourself<\/li>\n<li>Keep breathing and keep moving<\/li>\n<li>Just do whatever you <em>can<\/em> with what you have \u2013 this is a deeply valuable practice itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As you\u2019re doing this, just jot down <em>quickly<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>anything you think of that you need to change in order to improve your practice conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The minute you\u2019re done, just fix\/change ONE of those things<\/strong> (the easiest one), so that the next time you practice it\u2019s one tiny bit easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep doing that until you have the workspace you need.<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>You will also have developed a <em>conscious tolerance<\/em> for imperfect conditions, and a method for how to improve it one step at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the way &#8230; this process is never over.<\/strong>\u00a0 Your needs change, your conditions change (whether <em>you<\/em> change them or not), things break, cool new tools become available (and you have to learn how to use them &#8230; and they may have flaws &#8230; or their manuals may be written badly). 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For most people this isn\u2019t <span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipharp.com\/academy\/ccc-creating-conducive-conditions\/ccc-o-mindset-the-pitfalls-of-preparation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":692,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>MINDSET: The PITFALLS of Preparation...<\/h2><h3><strong>What if you suspect you\u2019re avoiding practice by setting up your practice space?<\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>For most people this isn\u2019t a problem.<\/strong>\u00a0 Even if we <em>think\u00a0<\/em>we\u2019re avoiding the work by improving the work conditions, we aren\u2019t. \u00a0We\u2019re just used to expecting ourselves to work in un-conducive conditions.<\/p><p>No matter how it <em>feels,<\/em> usually the time we spend improving the conditions really does move us directly into efficiently practicing.\u00a0<\/p><p>But ....<\/p><h3><strong>If you start getting suspicious that you\u2019re avoiding your practice by setting up your practice space, then ...<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Stop<\/li><li>Take a deep breath<\/li><li>Get your timer, set it for 20 minutes, and just go through the motions of practice in this imperfect state (no timer? then just sit down and work without a timer)<\/li><li>Don\u2019t get up and fix anything<\/li><li>Don\u2019t get mad at yourself<\/li><li>Keep breathing and keep moving<\/li><li>Just do whatever you <em>can<\/em> with what you have \u2013 this is a deeply valuable practice itself.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>As you\u2019re doing this, just jot down <em>quickly<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>anything you think of that you need to change in order to improve your practice conditions.<\/p><p><strong>The minute you\u2019re done, just fix\/change ONE of those things<\/strong> (the easiest one), so that the next time you practice it\u2019s one tiny bit easier.<\/p><p><strong>Keep doing that until you have the workspace you need.<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>You will also have developed a <em>conscious tolerance<\/em> for imperfect conditions, and a method for how to improve it one step at a time.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>By the way ... this process is never over.<\/strong>\u00a0 Your needs change, your conditions change (whether <em>you<\/em> change them or not), things break, cool new tools become available (and you have to learn how to use them ... and they may have flaws ... or their manuals may be written badly). 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