These uncertain times mean that our emotional guidance system is on overdrive. It is working nonstop to keep us safe because it’s dealing with the unknown.
That means we’re expending energy all day long in the background as our emotional system tries to protect us. It’s like we are starting off every day paying a 20% emotion tax, meaning that we only have 80% of our usual reserves and resilience.
This podcast explores:
- the impact of the 20% emotion tax
- how to structure your work and to-do lists accordingly
- what are reasonable expectations at this time
- how to tap to manage this situation
I also share the tapping I have been doing first thing in the morning to get the most out of each day.
You can find the full tapping script of this audio as a pdf over at Tapping Q and A Podcast Scripts and Transcripts.
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The way that I have described the emotional toll of the last year is as if we are paying a 20% emotional tax every morning when we get up. This means that our energy is at a lower ebb, we think more slowly, and many everyday activities seem to take more effort.
Because of everything going on in the world at the moment, my theory is that we are all paying a 20% energy tax from the moment we get up. It’s as if we are losing 20% of our energy before we have even started the day because of the underlying feelings of worry and overwhelm.
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