Since Ocasio-CortezвЂ™s upset of Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in last summerвЂ™s primary, Cernovich has regularly weighed in on her political potential, arguing that she is a left-wing Trump with a better understanding of social media and the benefit of positive coverage from mainstream outlets. вЂњLaughing at Trump, as the libs did, sure stopped him from being POTUS,вЂќ the far-right activist Mike Cernovich tweeted in November, adding, вЂњLaughing at AOC, as the cons are doing now, sure is hurting her.вЂќ The presidentвЂ™s most media-savvy supporters recognize Ocasio-CortezвЂ™s approach because it is so similar to TrumpвЂ™s, a comparison they often make. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here.

ItвЂ™s also a sign that many parts of TrumpвЂ™s playbook - a populist image, an authentic social media presence, a willingness to lash out at mainstream media gatekeepers and fact-checkers, and a lack of deference to party leaders - are becoming enduring features of American politics, rather than some aberration made possible only by TrumpвЂ™s unique persona or the state of the Republican Party circa 2015.Д«y signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. Such admiration, in spite of vast ideological and demographic differences, is a testament to just how quickly the 29-year-old former activist and waitress has achieved political stardom. вЂњYou either have it or you don't, and she has it big league.' 'AOC has what I call 'gameness' or competitive heart - the combination of grit, determination, fighting spirit that you can't coach,вЂќ Steve Bannon, TrumpвЂ™s former chief strategist, told POLITICO. Gaetz, an outspoken 36-year-old in his second term who has achieved a measure of prominence as a highly visible Trump defender, said thereвЂ™s just one problem with that aspiration: вЂњI canвЂ™t dance for shit.вЂќ Be open to these messages.вЂњI aspire to be the conservative AOC,вЂќ Rep. If your close friends and family express concern over your being obsessed, they're probably right. With time, many obsessions gradually lose their flavor. Do something physical in different surroundings to engage a different part of your mind that's interested in other things besides your obsession.5. And if you're able to care about a mission that in some way brings joy to or removes suffering from others, you'll find yourself more firmly anchored, upright, and balanced when a wave of obsessive thoughts threatens to carry you away. As I wrote in an earlier post, The Importance Of Having A Mission, finding and embracing a mission in life will defend you against the sense your life is meaningless. And when you do, turn back to something else in your life you've been neglecting. Often taking a solid step forward in some way frees you to walk away from an obsession temporarily to recharge your batteries. Tell yourself that once you've reached the next milestone, you're going to take a break. Perhaps we haven't revised a book chapter, haven't planned the last details of a trip, haven't asked out someone on whom we have a crush. Sometimes an obsession holds us in its power and refuses to let us go because we simply haven't finished with it. Accomplish a task that helps put your obsession behind you.Do something that takes you out of your own head. Read a gripping novel, watch an entertaining movie, help a friend in distress. This will help remind you on an emotional level that other things in life are still important. Instead, find something attractive and pleasurable to distract you from your obsession, to provide you a break from thinking about it. Using force of will to tame an obsession is like fighting to overcome anxiety by denying it exists: rarely does it do anything but make it worse. Distract yourself at varying intervals.To do this, the following strategies may be helpful:

The challenge then is to make our obsessions function positively, controlling them so they don't control us, extracting the benefit of obsession without succumbing to its detriments.

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