Focus Confidence Momentum

You may have heard the line “snatch victory from the jaws of defeat”. It something many people try to do when they test limits. They may do it in relationships to see how far they can go or with time management when they see how late they can leave a project. I think people are increasingly addicted to the adrenaline rush of ‘snatching victory . . . ‘. Sometimes these can be seen as heroic gestures akin to what James Bond does in movies.

A psychiatrist clued me in a few years ago to the notion that any activity that gives you a random reward is addictive. We were talking about golf. Since that time I’ve discovered that many activities are addictive for that random reward reason: gambling, smiles from a baby when you stimulate them, offering ideas in meetings, answering your phone, looking at email and working through your inbox are good examples. All provide random rewards.

It may be worthwhile to you become self-aware of the not so obvious addictions you are holding on to. Testing the limits of relationships and the clock are two that can be very uncomfortable and could be candidates as habits to let go of .