Status:: #🌱 Tags:: Links:: <% tp.file.cursor(4) %> # Self-suppression versus self-expansion There are two different kinds of immersion in an activity: self-suppression and self-expansion. Self-suppression is immersion done to escape from a negative feeling or thought. Self-expansion is immersion done to learn something new, improve a skill, achieve a goal, reenergize, or strengthen a relationship. While it also involves escaping from reality for a while it brings benefits to reality after the escape. This is why [[It's not just what you do, but why you do it, when you do it, and how you do it that matters]].