This is interesting, I remember reading that article and even specifically trying the exercise that Richard recommends but now that you have summarised it like so I realise this is exactly how I have always explored any aspect of the human condition.
And I would spend a lot of time doing this kind of activity, eventually I got quite into it, I would be quite excited when some new area presented itself and then I could meander through all these different paths until there was no more to be found there.
I was always in 2 minds about this kind of activity, because on one hand it is not required to get back to feeling good and if done without feeling good it can turn into spiralling. On the other hand it is such a great way to get to know ‘myself’ and the human condition, to thoroughly map that landscape until no corners are left unexplored.
I think I was always predisposed to this kind of activity too, I enjoy it, I have always been fascinated by these kinds of things, and if not for the discovery of actualism I would probably be some kind of psychologist/philosopher by now haha.
@Vineeto I would be interested to hear how you see this kind of activity with regards to applying the method? Is there benefit in “meandering through” all the various corners of the psyche, whether that is thought, belief, emotion, passion etc So long as this is not done whilst one is feeling bad.