The Rocco Effect

Rocco Desta Comedy - My Teacher Is...

2023-04-04T12:13:00.000+00:00

A song about my teacher.

Rocco Desta Comedy - Jai Une Baguette

2023-04-04T12:11:00.006+00:00

A song about my baguette.

Rocco Desta Comedy - Scottish Independence

2023-04-04T12:10:00.001+00:00

A song about Scottish Independence.

Rocco Desta Comedy - Ginger The Cat

2023-04-04T12:09:00.000+00:00

A song about a can, named ginger.

Rocco Desta Comedy - Jab 1, 2, 3's

2023-04-04T12:06:00.001+00:00

A song about the covid vaccines.

Store

2023-04-04T12:01:00.003+00:00

I'm currently selling...

The Rocco Effect - Set 1 - https://amzn.eu/d/6XHnQjN

The Rocco Effect - ? - https://amzn.eu/d/0uIGv2x

The Rocco Effect - Set 2 - https://amzn.eu/d/3o43Un3

The Rocco Effect - Ask Better Questions (Animated)

2023-04-04T11:58:00.005+00:00

I decided to animate my first 'The Rocco Effect' comic. I hope you enjoy.

The Rocco Effect - Stretch before bed

2022-03-19T17:51:00.002+00:00

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. - Charlotte Bronte

We all know the importance of a good sleep, but sometimes getting that is easier said than done. Lying in bed, overwhelmed by thoughts has kept everyone up at some point in their lives. How do we clear our heads, so we can sleep? You meditate and clear your head.

But it's not always thoughts that keep us up. Sometimes we have to much energy stored up inside us. Being active throughout the day will minimize this. Stretching before bed will serve as a 'cool down' and rest your body. Not only will it rest your body, stretching improves your physical performance, decreases your risk of injury, and helps your joints move through their full range of motion.

Task

Stretch and focus on your breath before bed. If i thought enters your head, return focus back to your breath. Stretch your head and work your way down to your toes.

1. Notice how rested you feel

2. Notice as your head gets less cluttered, each day.

3. Notice how quickly you fall asleep.

The Rocco Effect - Seek Solutions

2022-03-01T15:19:00.004+00:00

Problems are the price you pay for progress. - Branch Rickey

Problems can seem so big that there are no solutions. This sends us into depressions. And when were in that state, things slowly just get worse. In order to avoid this state, seek solutions to small problems.

Do you expect to lift the heaviest weights the first time you enter a gym? of course not, you start small and work your way up. Don't expect to change the world, if you can't change your clothes. By starting small you learn that you ca solve problems, you learn that not only can find solutions, you can take action in order to solve them. What small problems can you solve now?

Task

1. look around you. What problems can you see, that you can solve?
2. Take action and correct the problem.

3. How do you feel knowing that you helped make the world a little bit better?

4. Repeat this task daily

The Rocco Effect - No Complaining Challange

2022-02-23T14:43:00.005+00:00

Don’t be overheard complaining…Not even to yourself - Marcus Aurelius

Complaining makes our sorrows grow. We complain to get recognition for how we feel. But why would you want agreement for these negative feelings? If you aim to be calm and happy, stop complaining.

Seek solutions. It may be as simple as looking at the situation from another perspective. You might need to take action. If you're scared ask yourself 'What's scarier, taking action or living with this problem indefinitely?'. Taking action may lead to conflict, but that dies fast and beyond that chaos awaits a happier life.

Is it your job to make sure your neighbors dishes are cleaned? What if they are really upset about the mess? We often assume others should fix OUR problems and script a narrative around why it's THEIR problem. Forgetting that it's only a problem, if it bothers you. Others won't fix your problems, assuming they will, will only bring you more anger and disperse. Your problems are YOUR problems. It's up to you to solve them.

Task

1. Don't complain for a week. This includes complaining on social media, to others and to yourself. If you complain, start over. *Asking for help is allowed.

2. Notice how much better you feel.

Local Trouts - Ebay Dispute

2022-02-07T15:59:00.003+00:00

I animated this music video. Hope you enjoy.

The Rocco Effect - Music Is Hypnotic

2022-02-07T15:39:00.000+00:00

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. - Bob Marley

When we blank out, no longer paying attention to the music on the lyrics, we are in a trance. Here the music talks to our subconscious and influences how we think, feel and act. You can see this by looking at different groups of fans. We also hypnotize ourselves by repeating lyrics (What's repeated seems true). We train ourselves to focus on the lyrics and as we are focused we are much more likely to see similar things in our own lives.

Task

1. What type of life do you want?

2. Does the music you listen to reflect this?

3. What music would help you grow?

4. What lyrics are you focusing on?

5. what would your life look like if you where happier?

Thw Rocco Effect - Make People Matter

2021-12-14T16:29:00.002+00:00

It is more blessed to give than to receive. - Jesus

Why do we give gifts? It's because it feels good. If you want to create a strong bond with others, make them feel good. An easy way to make others feel good it to ask for advice. Advice is a gift we can all give. Watch how quickly people light up when you ask genially for advice.

I was out with friends. I noticed one girl wasn't feeling good and staying out of the conversation. So I asked her for relationship advice 'I'm rubbish with girls. Can you help me out?' Suddenly she was in her element, offering advice and feeling great as I took note and learned from her. By offering her gift of knowledge to me, her life was given meaning.

How do you feel when others want your advice?

Task

1. What advice could others offer you?
2. Ask one person for their advice. Take notes.
3. Notice how they feel whilst giving advice
4. Act on their advice. Share with them your results.
5. Notice how they feel once you show them your results.
6. Notice how you feel, knowing you gave meaning to their lives.

The Rocco Effect - Life is A Gamble

2021-12-05T13:17:00.001+00:00

When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person wasn’t wanting something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety? — Epictetus

Most things are outside our control. Focusing on what is outside our control is a quick way to experience anger, anxiety, stress and depression. Do we have control over how others act? Do we have control over the weather? Do we have control over the past? No, we don't.

Life is a gamble. We can do everything right, and lose. We can focus on the loss and remain sad, or we can focus on the fact we did our best, we did all we could, we grew in the process. You didn't get what you wanted, but is this outcome really that bad? What remains that you are grateful for?

If we should remove focus from the outcomes, what should we focus on? We should focus on two things we can control, our thoughts and our actions. Reframing situations can be the difference to being depressed and happy. How often has an explanation changed how you saw a situation? learn to see different explanations and you'll be able to reframe any situation into a happier one. We can act in such a way that moves the odds more in our favor, get good and you'll win more often than you lose.

Task

1. What are you currently focusing on?

2. Is this inside our outside your control?

3. What actions will you take to move the odds to be more in your favor?

4. How will you change your thinking in order to gain the most from this experience?

5. throughout the day ask yourself 'Is this in my control?'

Rocco Desta Comedy - Hi

2021-12-01T14:01:00.005+00:00

The Rocco Effect - Imagine others want the best for you

2021-11-29T20:28:00.000+00:00

I can read minds, but I'm illiterate - Mitch Hedberg

Is it possible to know if 'they think I'm ____'? Their actions and words may point to one outcome, but how often have others misread your actions and words? Is it likely that your skills outweigh theirs?

Mind-reading is a huge problem for all of us. We imagine what others are thinking and then react to that. All to often we imagine that they are thinking the worst about us. As a result we build resentment towards them and dissatisfaction with ourselves.

'They did ____ because ____', How can we know the thoughts that lead to the action? We often don't know why we perform some of our own actions.

Task

1. Take a mental note whenever you notice yourself mind reading (They think ____, They did that because ____)

2. Imagine others want the best for you. Repeat positive thoughts when you see others. (They love me, They think I'm cool, They want to be my friend).

3. After a week take a mental note of how much better you feel.

The Rocco Effect - Groups

2021-11-25T12:50:00.003+00:00

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. - James Clear (Atomic Habits)

We are social creatures. Not only do we want to be part of the group, we want to be at the peak of the group, the one others look up to. Raising our status becomes part of our lives purpose.

What do you post on social media? Why? How does your posts affect your status? How does likes/comments/shares affect your status?

Before we join a group we need to ask ourselves if it's worth being part of. For example mental health. Is the status game based on who is thriving most, despite their illness or is status based on who's life is the worst because of their illness?

Look around and you'll see people playing the status game. Some make themselves stronger and thrive, others make themselves sicker. Who do you want to be? What is the status game of your groups? Are they making you stronger or weaker?

Task

1. What status games are being played in your groups?

2. Are they making you stronger or weaker?

3. Could you change the game in order to make your group stronger?

4. Play the game that makes you stronger. Lead others to play the same game.

Rocco Desta Comedy (Comedy) - I'm Dying

2021-11-25T12:01:00.004+00:00

Rocco Desta Comedy (Comic) - Takeaways

2021-11-22T11:34:00.002+00:00

P - I'm hungry. Know any good takeaways?
M - Ten minus five

The Rocco Effect - What If Game

2021-11-21T11:51:00.002+00:00

How to Break a Bad Habit Inversion of the 1st law (Cue): Make it invisible. Inversion of the 2nd law (Craving): Make it unattractive. Inversion of the 3rd law (Response): Make it difficult. Inversion of the 4th law (Reward): Make it unsatisfying. ― James Clear

We choose the easier option, most of the time. Do you take the long path, or take the easy route and cut through the grass? If a bad habit is the easy option (Snacks on your living room table, cold beers in the fridge, phone next to your bed ect.) your much more likely to choose that than the alternative (eating healthy, drinking water, going to sleep).

The opposite is also true. If you want to eat better, don't have unhealthy snacks in your house and have healthy snacks at an easy to reach place. Are you more likely to eat healthy, or trek to the store and buy a small, unhealthy snack? Ask yourself 'What if' and add friction to your bad habits and reduce friction towards good habits.

Task

1. What bad habits do you have?
2. What good habits can you replace them with?
3. What can you do to add friction to the bad habits?
4. How can you reduce friction towards the good habits?

5. What would your life look like after one year of bad habits, compared to one year of good habits?

The Rocco Effect - You Come First

2021-11-19T10:44:00.001+00:00

I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the long run. - Scott Adams

We often wear ourselves down, taking care of others, until we make ourselves sick. When we're sick we're of no use to anyone, in fact we then become a burden. Others then need to take care of us, until we are fit again.

We should take care of ourselves first, then help others. If we're fit and happy we'll be in a much better shape to offer help, we won't experience burn out or make ourselves sick, plus we make progress everyday.

Help other, but don't put others health, before your own. Ask for help, but take steps to avoid burnout.

Task

1. What can you stop doing to feel 100% again?
2. Who do you need to say 'No' to?
3. How can you take back more control of your own life?
4. How would you feel after spending more time on yourself?

The Rocco Effect - The Future Is Unwritten

2021-11-04T12:34:00.005+00:00

The future is unwritten - Joe Strummer

How often have you seen the future change in a blink of an eye? 2020, for instance. We started with Australia in flames, WW3 getting talked about, a deadly virus engulfing the world, lockdowns, social distancing, masks ect. It seemed like the future was changing everyday. It seemed like 2020 was different, but it wasn't, the future always lies in uncertainty.

How often have you witnessed the future changing? Death, birth, break ups, a new relationship, huge losses, gigantic wins/losses ect. How should we handle these constant changes? How do we live life knowing that the future we envision is likely to change in reality?

We focus on our mental growth. The knowledge we gain, the skills we acquire and the memories we have gathered. They can't be taken from us unless through death (of the mind). No matter the future if were knowledgeable, have the skills and have our memories to help guide us, we'll survive, and thrive when others are beaten down by the changes. Imagine yourself homeless, how do you survive that for a day/week/month/year? Others before us have survived much worse. You can too.

Task

In the last year...

1. What knowledge have you gained ?

2. What skills have you developed ?

3. What memories/stories have you gathered?

4. What area of growth surprised you most? Why?

Rocco Desta Comedy - My Pen

2021-11-03T13:22:00.000+00:00

Rocco Desta Comedy - Psychopath (joker)

2021-11-03T13:19:00.000+00:00

Rocco Desta Comedy (Extra) - I can fly

2021-11-03T13:18:00.000+00:00