All of Riikka Ajantaival's Comments + Replies

As a psychologist myself, I fully support anyone engaging in longer therapeutic work.

My point for suggesting “lighter” options in this thread stems from the observation that many relatively healthy and functional people that might not be considering starting a full course of therapy would nevertheless benefit from discussing their practical, everyday challenges with an outsider. The topics, and therefore the most suitable person to discuss with, might vary.

One of the latest personal examples is a discussion with a colleague about my career directions. Afte... (read more)

Unlike steering, this isn't about anticipating some particular future event or world-state. Instead, it's about rethinking/reforming the way the world operates and the way decisions are made. Instead of focusing on where the ship is headed, it's focused on who's running the ship.


I loved most of the post but felt somewhat concerned that the part quoted above is implicitly coupled with adopting a radical (simple) solution model that's criticised under the Mutiny section.

While I share the scepticism about the most common responses to or su... (read more)

Hiring an outsider (e.g. a coach or a psychologist) to go through all relevant and most time consuming parts of your work / life. Just explaining each stream to an outsider is likely to help clarify your priorities, leave out less important ones and make sure you really are doing the most important things.

Also, hiring someone to support working on any addictive tendencies. Intentional and supported work to improve your self-directedness is likely to pay off.

These might not save time immediately but save a lot of time over the years.

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warrenjordan
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I'm curious to hear more on an example of hiring an outsider, if you have one. I'm not sure I can see the value of it.  I've done therapy and it had immense value for me to work out through my issues. However, it seems like you're talking about a different scenario here. Perhaps more in the life coach realm?