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[โ€“] sjudubya@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think this is a good attitude to have, and one that I try to apply as much as possible. It's often really hard to do because you can become so invested in not having a good time that in the moment it doesn't look like you have a choice, but you do.

One approach that sometimes works for me is to Ben franklin yourself. You have much more control over how you act then how you feel. If you perform enjoying something then you often end up actually enjoying it, at least a bit. I think this is how a lot of CBT works as well. Of course, you still have to see past your initial distaste and decide to try to like it, but once you're there this technique can be pretty useful.

[โ€“] dynomight@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, I really like the idea of "performing enjoying". I'd heard of the Ben Franklin effect before, but not the conjectured explanation. (The other conjectured explanations on Wikipedia are interesting, too.)