“Don’t think of a pink elephant”
Ever noticed how, when we read “Don’t think of a pink elephant”, it’s really hard not to think of a pink elephant?
Our mind can’t help but bring into focus the very thing we’re told not to think about.
How fixing can keep us stuck
Many therapies fall into this same trap.
We have an issue – depression, anxiety, self-judgement, overthinking – and they try to fix the issue directly. But this keeps our mind focused on that issue.
We end up constantly recreating the very experience we’re trying to get rid of.
Odoki’s different focus
The Odoki Method doesn’t focus on our struggles.
Instead, it clarifies how our mind works and how it can work well – for you personally and within your relationships or teams. Rather than wrestling with symptoms, we learn to understand the processes underneath them.
When the mind is understood, struggle softens
As we learn this new way of seeing our mind and nervous system, many struggles simply begin to fall away.
Our ability to live a happy and meaningful life – and to create healthier, more collaborative teams – increases, not through effort or self-control, but through genuine understanding.