Quick Spoon: What do I need right now?

When something difficult happens, we can move very quickly from what's happened to what we're going to do about it.

An email we don't like.Something someone says that gets under our skin.A difficult or overwhelming situation.

And suddenly we're going from 0 to 100 in nanoseconds.

In this People Soup Quick Spoon, Dr Amanda Super offers a remarkably simple question:

“What do I need right now?”

Ross explores what might happen if we create a little space before we react.

The answer might be:

taking a breakseeking some supporthaving a difficult conversationor simply taking a couple of deep breaths before doing anything at all.

Here's something to try:

The next time you notice yourself becoming stressed, frustrated or overwhelmed, pause before you react and ask yourself:

“What do I need right now?”

A small question that might change what happens next.