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Self debugging consists in the process of sitting down, forgetting about everything else, and debugging yourself as if you were a buggy program. The aim is trying to find out what is going on at a deeper level, without ending up throwing away, repressing, or wrongly addressing the core of some personal issue.
1. Switch off everything, distraction included
2. Loosen the self for a few minutes, getting ready to stay focused for a long time
3. Pinpoint a problem, hence try to identify the source of stress or pain, define its extension and influence
4. Start the very debugging process: 1. identify the source of the problem 2. identify its effects 3. imagine how would it be to live without it 4. think about a possible resolution ``` 1. Try to come up with a solution 1. think if there may be other solutions 2. reflect on the applicability of those solutions ```
5. Take a few other minutes tinkering about the conclusion you got to and appreciate what’s been achieved. Not much has been achieved? Start a new debug
A great [[Loops|habit]] would be to perform self debugging even when there is nothing relevant bothering or pressing us. Addressing the cause of some suffering while not suffering for it could open a new, brighter and helpful new perspective on a possible solution — or, to stay in the Computer Sciences vocabulary, a possible fix.
I just found out that Casey Watts had my same idea and wrote a book that explores my same concept: Debugging Your Brain. I added it to my Books wishlist.