By Leo Babauta There’s a practice that I find to be really valuable, and I call it “Examining Beliefs.” If you regularly engage with this, it will transform you. Let’s say there’s something you want to do but you feel stuck — maybe you’re procrastinating a lot, maybe you’re stuck in an old habit. The practice starts with trying to discover the thought or belief that causes your action (or inaction). For example: I don’t want to do this because I’m going to do a bad job (belief: I’m going to do a bad job) I’m dreading doing this because it’ll be boring (belief: it’s going to be boring) I don’t want to do this because it’ll be really hard and uncomfortable (belief: it’ll be too hard/uncomfortable) As you might expect, these beliefs don’t help you to achieve your goals. You might also examine any beliefs that cause you to be frustrated or resentful with someone else: They shouldn’t behave that way They don’t love/respect me They don’t support me These beliefs cause you to feel unhappy with someone.…