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Habit 7 : Sharpen the Saw

Dr. Kanwal KaisserSlide2

Habit 7 in Our Paradigms

Feeling

Thoughts

Behavior

Sharpen the SawSlide3

Personal PC

Preserving and enhancing your greatest asset Slide4

Four Dimensions of Renewal Slide5

How to Sharpen the SawSlide6

While in Renewal Slide7

How Habits help?

Self-Control

Improve relationships

Make smart decisionsOvercome addictionsDefine your valuesIncrease confidence

Get more done in less timeBe happyBalanced lifeSlide8

Paradigm Shift

Feeling

Thoughts

Behavior

Habits

AddictionsSlide9

Addictions

Eat away our PersonalitiesSlide10

What Are Addictions?

No control

over what

you do, take or useMay reach a point at which it is

harmfulTangible or intangible When a person is addicted to something they become dependent on it to cope with daily lifeSlide11

Difference between Habit and Addiction Slide12

More on Addictions

M

isapplied

or dysfunctional way of meeting your needs and wants. It is any activity that you cannot control and it usually gets worse over time.

It is the use of a substance or behavior for the purpose of removing pain or gaining pleasure.Neural research indicates that the brain cannot differentiate between a chemical addiction (alcohol, drugs) and a behavioral addiction (anger, controlling, bullying, pornography).Slide13

Flavors of Addictions

Socially unacceptable

Socially

acceptableSlide14
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“By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them.” [

Sahih

Muslim]Slide16

Micro-Addictions

Hidden/Subtle/

U

nrecognizedSlide17

7 Micro-Addictions

Experiential Avoidance

Rumination

Emotional Masking

Short Term FocusHostility/AggressionNegative Appraisal

Response Persistence Slide18

1. Experiential Avoidance

It refers to

the

attempt to avoid unpleasant thoughts, images, feelings, sensations, and emotions.Prevents us from being accepting of and present to our natural inner

impulses.It prevents us from acting on opportunities to pursue the values that give our lives meaning.Habitual experiential avoidance is a common trait found in people who have difficulty making normal, everyday decisions.

It telegraphs and repeatedly reinforces the message that our feelings don’t matter—and that we should be ashamed of them. Slide19

2. Rumination

When people ruminate, they over-think or obsess about situations or life events, such as work or relationships.

It

conjures up more negative thoughts. It becomes a cycle.Becomes the fast track to feeling helpless.

It paralyzes your problem-solving skills. You become so preoccupied with the problem that you’re unable to push past the cycle of negative thoughts.Slide20

3. Emotional Masking

Process

in which an individual changes or "masks" their natural personality to conform to social pressures,

abuse or harassment.Because a person wants to receive acceptance from the public, masking helps disguise characteristics like anger, jealousy or self-confidence.

Females tend to have an easier time hiding their negative emotions towards something they dislike than males do.Leads to feeling of dissonance, insincerity, emotional and physical exhaustion, and self-reported health problems.Slide21

4. Short Term Focus

When

you are focused on the present or past and consider them more important than the future.

Such people value tradition, the current social hierarchy, and fulfilling your social obligations.

You care more about immediate gratification than long-term fulfillment.This develops more addictions.Slide22

5. Response Persistence

Resolve one issue same way over and over again

Respond with ‘Ifs’ and ‘Buts’

Feel frustrated without realizing same pattern in problem solving Slide23

6. Hostility and Aggression

Refers

to violent attitudes or actions that are associated with

anger.Desire to dominate a situation or others. Displays

itself in verbal, non-verbal and physical ways and holds the intention of causing harm.Slide24

7. Negative Appraisal

P

ersonal

interpretation of a situation; it is how an individual views a situation.The perception of a situation can be the cause of a negative psychological reaction, rather than the situation itself.Slide25

Sharpen Saw

Now miracles don

’

t happen; YOU make them happenSlide26
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“

Fear Allah wherever you may be; follow up an evil deed with a good one which will wipe (the former) out, and behave good-naturedly towards people.” [At-

Tirmidhi

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To get in touch….

Dr. Kanwal Kaisser

Dr. Kanwal Kaisser @

HamarayBachchay

hbheadoffice@gmail.com