I've been practicing pattern recognition and breaking the neurological loops. That means not doing the same routine but mixing it up, walking a different path, waking up at different hours, working from different spaces to rewire the loops.
I love your take on "what does that reveal that I couldn't see before" and I'd add: how does it make me feel and where in my body.
The surprising part was that it actually became fun. I started laughing at myself for choosing to break patterns instead of forcing myself to do it. It stopped being work and started feeling like play, that childlike flow where curiosity and awe just take over.
Woot! That's the shift. When pattern-breaking moves from discipline to play, you've crossed a threshold!
You're describing is your brain's threat detection system standing down. Novelty triggers the amygdala...it's supposed to. But when you approach it with curiosity instead of obligation, the prefrontal cortex stays in charge. You're exploring, not surviving.
The laughter is the tell. That's your brain recognizing: "Wait, this isn't dangerous. This is interesting."
People never get there because they white-knuckle through change like it's punishment. You found the cheat code...making the unfamiliar feel like play instead of threat.
Keep noticing what opens up. If we're not having fun, we're doing something wrong 😎👍
I've been practicing pattern recognition and breaking the neurological loops. That means not doing the same routine but mixing it up, walking a different path, waking up at different hours, working from different spaces to rewire the loops.
I love your take on "what does that reveal that I couldn't see before" and I'd add: how does it make me feel and where in my body.
So fun to hear! So Anna, thus far, what was surprising?
The surprising part was that it actually became fun. I started laughing at myself for choosing to break patterns instead of forcing myself to do it. It stopped being work and started feeling like play, that childlike flow where curiosity and awe just take over.
Woot! That's the shift. When pattern-breaking moves from discipline to play, you've crossed a threshold!
You're describing is your brain's threat detection system standing down. Novelty triggers the amygdala...it's supposed to. But when you approach it with curiosity instead of obligation, the prefrontal cortex stays in charge. You're exploring, not surviving.
The laughter is the tell. That's your brain recognizing: "Wait, this isn't dangerous. This is interesting."
People never get there because they white-knuckle through change like it's punishment. You found the cheat code...making the unfamiliar feel like play instead of threat.
Keep noticing what opens up. If we're not having fun, we're doing something wrong 😎👍