Behaviors

asking to "like, comment, subscribe" on YouTube, etc.

Request: content creators ask the audience to like and subscribe to the channel for the YouTube algorithm... Perhaps due to the ~190 YouTube algorithm, they're playing the game at that level?

sending loving thoughts to people

Request: I been doing that recently and feels really warm doing so. I wanted to know if these loving thoughts really do make a difference. Especially towards those who we perceive to "hurt" us. I wonder if this is a legitimate spiritual practice?

stake everything on one card

Request: The opposite of keeping one's options open.

approval seeking

Request: After switching my thinking to do things for me, my anxiety went away about having to do things to make other people "happy" or seek their approval.

refusing help (when you need it)

Request: Is "I want to do this by myself" within integrity, similar to "I want to be in charge", or is it purely a pride thing?

saving money for retirement

Priority request: Practical common sense? Or is it trying to control the future?

keep one's options open

"to refrain from making a decision or commitment that will limit one's choices in the future" -- idioms.thefreedictionary.com

throwing oneself into the unknown

Leaving the comfort of the known in order to learn, grow or adapt to new environments.

deciding to do therapy, seeking help from a therapist

Priority request.

snoring

No wonder it's so annoying!

friend-zoning yourself

The unconscious or deliberate behavior where an individual limits their own romantic potential by acting in ways that signal they are only interested in friendship, often due to self-doubt, fear of rejection, or protective patterns -- Brave AI.

taking out an insurance policy

Whether it's Life, Home, Travel or Pet insurance, is it a wise or fear-based decision? -- request.

silent treatment

The refusal to communicate verbally and electronically with someone who is trying to communicate and elicit a response -- wikipedia.

workaholism

"a compulsion to work excessively hard and long hours" -- Google dictionary.

cutting off narcissistic parents/friends

Positive (setting boundaries) or negative (being unforgiving)? -- request.