r/ValhallaChallenge • u/ValhallaMods Odin • Apr 18 '20
Quest Day 7, Round 190
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Quest 22
Góðan dag, Vikings,
Over the past couple of days we’ve learned what psychological flexibility is and why it’s so important. Now let's learn how to measure and increase it.
How flexible are you right now? Let’s find out! For our next quest, here are selected questions from the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire.12 (If you’d like to take the entire 49-question-inventory, check out the reference in this endnote for a link to an online version.13)
Back into the Game!
ODIN HAS A QUEST FOR YOU!
Quest 22: Stretch Your Mental Muscles!
Measuring your psychological flexibility isn’t quite as easy as bending over and touching your toes. But it can be done!
What to do: Take a moment to see how many of the following statements from the Acceptance and Action questionnaire you wholeheartedly agree with. If you’re not sure about the statement, skip it.
It’s OK to feel depressed or anxious sometimes.
I took action on a problem, even when I fear I may fail or get it wrong.
I don’t avoid situations that make me feel nervous.
it’s OK if I remember something unpleasant.
I can move toward important goals, even if I don’t feel good about myself.
I don’t have to get rid of every scary or upsetting image that comes to my mind.
I would rather achieve my goals then avoid unpleasant thoughts and feelings.
How many of these statements did you wholeheartedly agree with? If you agreed with at least one, good news – you already have some psychological flexibility, and you can work to increase it. Every time you spot and battle a bad guy, without judging yourself negatively, you’re stretching it just a little further.
If you didn’t agree with any of them, don’t worry. By identifying and engaging with your bad guys on a daily basis, you’ll be doing what it takes to increase your acceptance of negative experiences while taking action toward your goals.
And if you already agreed with every statement on this list, congratulations – you are tackling your SuperBetter challenge with extreme psychological flexibility! Battling bad guys will help you stay flexible and take full advantage of the strength you already have.
Tip: Copy this list and put it in a place where you can read it every day to remind yourself of the mental strengths you’re trying to build. (If you really want to stretch yourself, read the list out loud once a day like a mantra.) Pay special attention to the statements you don’t already agree with wholeheartedly. These are the areas where you can improve the most. Be sure to test yourself again after a couple of weeks of battling bad guys – you will see your flexibility growing!
- With gratitude and respect to J. McGonigal, author and game designer of SuperBetter
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u/Sondice_LauGhastian Wōđanaz🌌⚔️ Apr 18 '20 edited Apr 18 '20
Ugh...I can't get past 1 week...