Mental Rehearsing

When we think about the future, we are often rehearsing what we will think, do, and feel without being aware that we are rehearsing. This is a problem.

As with physical rehearsing, when we mentally start to rehearse what we will do in the future, the way we rehearse matters. Ideally, we would think about how we want to mentally rehearse and for how long. Like physical practice, mental practice improves with structure.

And there are tools we can use. Intention matters, but so does environment, boundaries, and techniques.

The next time you are thinking about your actions in the future, try to rehearse them as you would a physical rehearsal instead of leaving them to fate.