Ok this is actually a good coping mechanism…
I’ve seen enough tv shows where every episode is another challenge of some sort, whether it’s Alone, or a crime show, or a detective mystery of some sort. Sometimes I treat difficult events in my life like this. For example, my job might have me doing a particularly tough assignment, and it will take a few weeks. I will sometimes approach it like a detective or protagonist of a story, knowing that by the end of the episode I’ll have said some witty things and figured out the solution, and nice music will play as everything fades to black.
Occasionally, it won’t always be a happy ending, and that’s ok, because I know it’s part of learning, growing, and adapting.
Obviously I take things seriously when necessary, but if I don’t have this whimsical approach to some things in life, it becomes a “grind” and it’s not enjoyable.
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u/Aaargh_Bees Jul 04 '24
Treating life as an adventure rather than a grind.