the principles of the technique:
We invite the client to think about the question, what will happen
1) If NOT that he is too lazy to do.
2) If that what to do laziness.
this 2 instances a line is drawn and analyses of individual future points in time. The left axis is the point of the present ("Now" or "Present").
Right around the point "Now" is analyzed 5 times:
- after 1 day
- 1 week
- in 1 month
- after 1 year
- 10 years
Analysis of the prospects makes the client to think about the main values in his life and that this particular activity (which he is too lazy to carry), becoming a habit in the future lead him to the realization of specific values. A rejection of this activity will result in a loss.
the stages of implementing the technology:
- Choose occupation. Identify 1 activity that makes You lazy and do not want (for example, it may be something associated with work, school, doing household chores, sports, addictions, etc.).
- Take a sheet and draw 2 lines. Take a sheet of A4 paper. On the same sheet, draw 2 horizontal lines (one below the other). This is Your future life (2 alternative versions). The leftmost dot is present, the time where You are now.
- Apply 5 levels of points in time. the Top line - it's Your life, if you do NOT do, in relation to what lazy. The lower is Your life if you do. Apply the sheet on each line to the right of the first point, 5 points, mark them and label it "1 day", "after 1 week" "1 month", "after 1 year", "in 10 years".
- Sign point meaningful. You need a brief and REALISTIC to sign, what happens at each point. Like what You did or did not do, affects Your future life.
- draw conclusions. What You understand in the process of performing the procedure? Is it worth doing? What else?
Examples of implementation of techniques clients:
(client names changed to preserve confidentiality)
Catherine, 20 years (labs):
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Timur, 24 years (cooking healthy food):
handwriting.
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results of the use of technology:
the Results of the use of technology for the two cases were different, but both had positive dynamics.
Catherine the next day began implementation of the laboratory work and passed it in time.
Timur started cooking healthy food in 2 days and in the process of implementation of this activity faced additional difficulties (demotivators), after which we succeeded. He has delegated the delivery of essential products, which greatly facilitated the task.
Timur told me that using our scheme in the cases when he "particularly lazy" to remind yourself about how may give his life, if eating healthy and unhealthy.
I Recommend the technique to colleagues as part of complex interventions to work effectively with laziness. In cases where laziness is needed in such work.
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College more techniques with examples of their application you can find in my webinar for psychologists "Work with laziness and motivation"
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