Sometimes, to simplify life, you have to just not get interested in seductive side trips. Be selective. Stick to what you’re doing. Remind yourself to pay attention to what’s happening in the moment.
An exercise for remembering yourself: constantly be aware of what you’re doing, as if you were outside of yourself observing what you say and do, checking out your behavior. Tell yourself what you’re doing. For example:
“Here I am at Mr. D’s, eating grapefruit.”
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