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- 1 Elephant/Rider Model
- 2 The Elephant…
  - 2.1 Training the Elephant
  - 2.2 Retraining the Elephant
  - 2.3 Feeding the Elephant
- 3 The Rider…
  - 3.1 When the Rider Leads!
  - 3.2 Rider Modes
    - 3.2.1 Observing Self
    - 3.2.2 Processor Self
    - 3.2.3 The Inner Lawyer
- 4 Psychological Skills…
  - 4.1 #1 Psychological Skill
    - 4.1.1 Why Sitting Quietly
    - 4.1.2 Why SQ Works
    - 4.1.3 Ways to Engage SQ
  - 4.2 Self-Awareness
    - 4.2.1 The Observing Self
    - 4.2.2 Defusion
  - 4.3 Self-Regulation
    - 4.3.1 Step Back
    - 4.3.2 Acceptance
    - 4.3.5 Self-Talk
    - 4.3.7 Critical Thinking Skills
  - 4.4 CBT in the ERM
    - 4.4.1 Using CBT
  - 4.5 Workability
  - 4.6 Effective Criticism
  - 4.7 Appeal to the Elephant
- 5 Awakening…
  - 5.1 Conditioning
  - 5.2 Ignorance
    - 5.2.1 More on Ignorance
  - 5.3 Delusion
    - 5.3.1 The Elephant Duped
    - 5.3.2 A Dichotomy Disorder…
    - 5.3.3 The Wrath…
    - 5.3.4 Types of Delusion
SQ
- Sitting Quietly
- 1 Self-Care…
  - 1.1 On Being…
  - 1.2 On Well-Being…
  - 1.3 On the Big Rocks…
  - 1.4 On Integrity
  - 1.5 Your North Star
- 2 Relaxation…
  - 2.1 Abdominal Breathing
  - 2.2 Box Breathing
  - 2.3 Relaxation Response
  - 2.4 A Calming Intervention
  - 2.5 Muscle Relaxation
- 3 The Observing Self…
  - 3.1 Using CBT
- 4 Defusion…
  - 4.1 …With Thoughts
  - 4.2 Getting Rid Of…
  - 4.3 …With Feelings
  - 4.4 …With Difficult Feelings
  - 4.5 …When Distressed
- 5 Acceptance
  - 5.1 Acceptance 101
LP
- Life Practices…
- 1 Self-Care
- 2 Well Being
- 3 Sitting Quietly
- 4 Personal Growth
  - 4.1 Awakening
  - 4.2 The Examined Life
  - 4.3 Goal Setting
- 5 The Habit of Discovery
- 6 Altruism (“Their-Care”)
CBT
- Change the World…
  - – The Captain
  - – The Subway
- Introduction to CBT
- Using CBT
- CBT Basic Concepts…
  - – Thoughts vs Feelings
  - – Core Beliefs & Conditioning
  - – Why We Learn
  - – Psychological Skills
- Defense Mechanisms
- Common Distortions
- Automatic Thoughts (ATs)
  - – Questioning ATs
  - – Examples of ATs
- Disputation Strategies
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ERM
- 1 Elephant/Rider Model
- 2 The Elephant…
- 2.1 Training the Elephant
- 2.2 Retraining the Elephant
- 2.3 Feeding the Elephant
- 3 The Rider…
- 3.1 When the Rider Leads!
- 3.2 Rider Modes
  - 3.2.1 Observing Self
  - 3.2.2 Processor Self
  - 3.2.3 The Inner Lawyer
- 4 Psychological Skills…
- 4.1 #1 Psychological Skill
  - 4.1.1 Why Sitting Quietly
  - 4.1.2 Why SQ Works
  - 4.1.3 Ways to Engage SQ
- 4.2 Self-Awareness
  - 4.2.1 The Observing Self
  - 4.2.2 Defusion
- 4.3 Self-Regulation
  - 4.3.1 Step Back
  - 4.3.2 Acceptance
  - 4.3.5 Self-Talk
  - 4.3.7 Critical Thinking Skills
- 4.4 CBT in the ERM
  - 4.4.1 Using CBT
- 4.5 Workability
- 4.6 Effective Criticism
- 4.7 Appeal to the Elephant
- 5 Awakening…
- 5.1 Conditioning
- 5.2 Ignorance
  - 5.2.1 More on Ignorance
- 5.3 Delusion
  - 5.3.1 The Elephant Duped
  - 5.3.2 A Dichotomy Disorder…
  - 5.3.3 The Wrath…
  - 5.3.4 Types of Delusion
SQ
- Sitting Quietly
- Why Sitting Quietly
- How To Sit Quietly
- One Way of Sitting Quietly
- Tips on Sitting Quietly
- SQ Listing
- 1 Self-Care
- 1.1 On Being…
- 1.2 On Well-Being…
- 1.3 On the Big Rocks…
- 1.4 On Integrity
- 1.5 Your North Star
- 2 Relaxation
- 2.1 Abdominal Breathing
- 2.2 Box Breathing
- 2.3 Relaxation Response
- 2.4 A Calming Intervention
- 2.5 Muscle Relaxation
- 3 The Observing Self…
- 3.1 Using CBT
- 4 Defusion…
- 4.1 …With Thoughts
- 4.2 Getting Rid Of…
- 4.3 …With Feelings
- 4.4 …With Difficult Feelings
- 4.5 …When Distressed
- 5 Acceptance
- 5.1 Acceptance 101
LP
- Life Practices…
- 1 Self-Care
- 2 Well Being
- 3 Sitting Quietly
- 4 Personal Growth
- 4.1 Awakening
- 4.2 The Examined Life
- 4.3 Goal Setting
- 5 The Habit of Discovery
- 6 Altruism (“Their-Care”)
CBT
- Change the World…
- – The Captain
- – The Subway
- Introduction to CBT
- Using CBT
- CBT Basic Concepts…
- – Thoughts vs Feelings
- – Core Beliefs & Conditioning
- – Why We Learn
- – Psychological Skills
- Defense Mechanisms
- Common Distortions
- Automatic Thoughts (ATs)
- – Questioning ATs
- – Examples of ATs
- Disputation Strategies

Elephant Bias

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ELEPHANT/RIDER MODEL
- 1 Elephant/Rider Model
- 2 The Elephant…
  - 2.1 Training the Elephant
  - 2.2 Retraining the Elephant
  - 2.3 Feeding the Elephant
- 3 The Rider…
  - 3.1 When the Rider Leads!
  - 3.2 Rider Modes
    - 3.2.1 Observing Self
    - 3.2.2 Processor Self
    - 3.2.3 The Inner Lawyer
- 4 Psychological Skills…
  - 4.1 #1 Psychological Skill
    - 4.1.1 Why Sitting Quietly
    - 4.1.2 Why SQ Works
    - 4.1.3 Ways to Engage SQ
  - 4.2 Self-Awareness
    - 4.2.1 The Observing Self
    - 4.2.2 Defusion
  - 4.3 Self-Regulation
    - 4.3.1 Step Back
    - 4.3.2 Acceptance
    - 4.3.5 Self-Talk
    - 4.3.7 Critical Thinking Skills
  - 4.4 CBT in the ERM
    - 4.4.1 Using CBT
  - 4.5 Workability
  - 4.6 Effective Criticism
  - 4.7 Appeal to the Elephant
- 5 Awakening…
  - 5.1 Conditioning
  - 5.2 Ignorance
    - 5.2.1 More on Ignorance
  - 5.3 Delusion
    - 5.3.1 The Elephant Duped
    - 5.3.2 A Dichotomy Disorder…
    - 5.3.3 The Wrath…
    - 5.3.4 Types of Delusion
SITTING QUIETLY
- Sitting Quietly
- 1 Self-Care…
  - 1.1 On Being…
  - 1.2 On Well-Being…
  - 1.3 On the Big Rocks…
  - 1.4 On Integrity
  - 1.5 Your North Star
- 2 Relaxation…
  - 2.1 Abdominal Breathing
  - 2.2 Box Breathing
  - 2.3 Relaxation Response
  - 2.4 A Calming Intervention
  - 2.5 Muscle Relaxation
- 3 The Observing Self…
  - 3.1 Using CBT
- 4 Defusion…
  - 4.1 …With Thoughts
  - 4.2 Getting Rid Of…
  - 4.3 …With Feelings
  - 4.4 …With Difficult Feelings
  - 4.5 …When Distressed
- 5 Acceptance
  - 5.1 Acceptance 101
LIFE PRACTICES
- Life Practices…
- 1 Self-Care
- 2 Well Being
- 3 Sitting Quietly
- 4 Personal Growth
  - 4.1 Awakening
  - 4.2 The Examined Life
  - 4.3 Goal Setting
- 5 The Habit of Discovery
- 6 Altruism (“Their-Care”)
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
- Change the World…
  - – The Captain
  - – The Subway
- Introduction to CBT
- Using CBT
- CBT Basic Concepts…
  - – Thoughts vs Feelings
  - – Core Beliefs & Conditioning
  - – Why We Learn
  - – Psychological Skills
- Defense Mechanisms
- Common Distortions
- Automatic Thoughts (ATs)
  - – Questioning ATs
  - – Examples of ATs
- Disputation Strategies
About
Contact

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*Elephant/Rider Model: Based on the metaphor from The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt, 2006.

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SQ

meditation, mindfulness, reconditioning

Sitting Quietly (SQ) is first a self-care practice, one of calming renewal and connection…it’s also “the vehicle” of introspection, enabling discovery, insight…and healing.

LP

duck, ducklings, mallard

Life Practices are particular activities we engage on a more or less regular basis, using skillsets we learn and develop, and that serve to make our lives meaningful, productive, and rewarding…

SQ is an evidenced-based way to actually retrain the Elephant and effect lasting change…