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Originally Posted by xelasnave
I must insist you do not use negative self talk particularly where I can see that I have been the cause. I would prefer to hear... I was under a misunderstanding which in an effort to avoid any mis communication I took the time to address and whereupon I successfully arrived at the correct conclusion thereby adopting a sensible position confirming that I am a good person.
OK I joke a little but I believe even the slightest negative self talk must be identified and driven out...I once would say ... when not finding something or even when I found it.."your memory is getting worse" and indeed my subconscious would see to it that I was right...then one day I realised that telling oneself you are bad or incompetent can't help any desired improvement...and so from that time on I would always say " your memory is certainly improving"...and I would say this after finding something missing..and of course when I found something I would remember when I left it there...so I remembered ..finally..that is a good memory I tells myself...now this sort of thing works...certainly my memory is rather fantastic these days..I find saying "you can do anything" very helpful...or " just because you are older it does not mean you can't move it"...or " heck if a factory worker put it together you certainly can fix it"...
Now this approach has been invaluable with astro photography...I find so much extremely challenging and the response is often to throw up my hands and say, for example,..."I can't understand differential geometry and general relativity and molecular biology..these being things I look at when taking a break from trying to understand goto or guiding for example..and finally with this positive attitude you keep at it and you learn a little more..like with differential geometry.."so those three pages of equations simply was how to draw a curve..got it."
Now for any one who is still with me just be careful on what you say to yourself..never be nasty or critical or defeatist.
Now my legs really don't hurt that much and they will hurt whether I lay here feeling sorry for myself or get out and do something...so get up and do something..if you can't lift it use a ramp...
Alex
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Alex
“Stupid me” is only a figure of speech which I sometimes use jokingly to myself
when a situation arises where I should have known better. I also use the old fashion term from my late dad “ you silly old billygoat “ when for instance Im trying to put a right hand threaded nut on a left hand threaded bolt.
But I take your point totally, we should not be negative only positive. Positive thoughts not only help ourselves it also helps others around us
Thanks for your learn’d reply
Always enjoy your comments oh and your Astrophotography
Hope you can get the laptop up and running with Stellarium and EQMOD soon , it will definitely increase your imaging capture time during precious clear nights
Cheers
Martin