How to Incorporate the Observing Self in Your Everyday Routine
The Observing Self is an important mental skill learned in Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT). You can improve your skill at using these techniques in the same way you improve your skill level in anything in life, practice reps and feedback loops.



1. Exercise and Physical Activity



2. Daily Interactions with Others
Write an email to yourself about the experience and schedule it to send a few days later.



3. When Watching the News
For extra credit: Can you allow that experience to be there and tap into a value of yours that would allow you to really listen to what that other person is saying? What concern are they really expressing? What value might be motivating their thoughts and actions?



4. When Doing Daily Chores



5. When Holding Someone You Love
Super Extra Credit: Can you allow yourself to experience all the thoughts and emotions that might come up and still try to make room for the capital T truth that life is short, this embrace will not last forever, and at the end of our lives, this embrace is something no one will ever regret.
About the Author
Brian Durbin is the Co-Founder of Synchronicity and Directory of Programming. He has been involved in the fitness and well-being industry for over 20 years, including a previous owner/operator opportunity with Fitness Together in Mount Pleasant, a national spokesperson role for Fitness Together and eventually owning his own company, Develop Fit LLC, an executive coaching and personal training business in Mount Pleasant. He now brings his wealth of wellness and business experience along with his passion for organizational psychology, motivation theory, fitness, and nutrition to help Synchronicity members uncover the energy, focus, and vibrancy they know is possible in their lives.