Disciplining the Will

by Harry Palmer

Objective: To place the control of attention under the will.

Expected Result: Noticeable increase in self-control.

Instructions 1: Pick a stationary object. Direct your attention to it (examine it) for a period of two minutes. Any time your attention wanders, bring it back.

Instructions 2: Do each of the following five steps for approximately one minute.

1. Recall the earliest time you can when you survived a threat to your survival. Think it through, beginning to end, for approximately one minute.
2. Recall the earliest time you can when you felt good. Think it through, beginning to end, for approximately one minute. c. Recall the earliest time you can when you were right. Think it through, beginning to end, for approximately one minute.
3. Recall the earliest time you can when you discovered something important. Think it through, beginning to end, for approximately one minute.
4. Recall the earliest time you can when you helped someone. Think it through, beginning to end, for approximately one minute.

Repeat steps a through e at least three times, each time seeking an earlier memory.

Instructions 3: Pick a spot 8 to 10 feet from your location. Draw an imaginary line from the tip of your nose to the spot. With the forefinger of one hand, and then the other, trace the imaginary line from a few inches in front of your nose to the full extension of your arm. Repeat this exercise until you can willfully control the motion of your finger. (Try the same exercise with an imaginary line from the throat and the heart.)

Source:
Basic Will Course p. 2

Online References:
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