Also really useful for me to understand and apply:
Especially that the only way to fail is to not do the assignment. I legitimately thought that I was failing if I felt bored, disinterested etc. and my way to avoid facing that failure was to quit, which was basically the real failure, ironically done to avoid the fake failure of my emotions.
So what I should practice is:
A) Noticing that I feel bad about doing something I said I’d do or wanted to do.
B) Raising that fact/writing it down.
C) Brainstorming potential causes and solutions, possibly using the Goal, Context, Goal Details, Errors, Error Correction Mechanisms list above.
D) Applying some of the potential solutions
E) Alternatively, or if the above doesn’t work, just try doing something easier or more interesting instead. I can always come back to the original activity later and see if I feel differently about it.