"I usually asked writers to rehearse RET throughout their days--by pausing to check out negative affect... We use those moments to audit, record, and dispute irrational thinking...With a daily habit of noticing and recording irrational thoughts, writers become deft observers of what prior had seemed nearly inaudible and invisible" (148-149).
Yes! It's all about spotting that negative, irrational thinking and then stopping it from going any further. In general, I always try to keep positive thoughts in my head to avoid a cycle of negative thoughts. I don't know why I never thought to do this with writing, it makes perfect sense. If we let ourselves get into this loop of negativity about our writing, we'll have a self-fulfilling prophecy in the bad kind of way. But if we stop any oncoming bad thoughts, then we can monitor and control our moods better. It's completely logical.
Next time I have an insecurity or irrational thought about my writing, I'm going to identify it and dispute it as Boice suggests.
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