Invisiblock
The Pause refers to the trait of your personal power. In it, you decide to delay your emotional reaction in order to choose a more logical reaction.
Just like the logic skill, it takes a bit of practice.
This is under development, but for the time being, here’s how it works:
- Emotion: An emotional trigger generates a wave of pressure and instinctual momentum.
- “Oh, I’m going to kill him!”
- The Witness: This is the objective perspective that sees the emotional reaction, but it isn’t swept away by it. It’s not taking action, it’s just noticing the rise in emotion and making a mental note of it.
- “Well, that looks like an angry response to me.”
- The Agent: This is where the intervention takes place and where The Pause actually lives. Your agency steps into the gap the Witness created.
- “Hold on; don’t react emotionally to this. Logic, we need your help!”
- Logic: This is where your critical thinking skills attack the problem by analyzing objective facts in the situation from multiple angles.
- “Let me think about what would be a better choice.”
Use this method to take yourself out of trap loops that contribute to bad choices.