If I may add my take on affirmations.
From my current understanding, it is not so much the words that are used, but the feeling behind them when we say them that is indicative of affirmations’ effectiveness.
It goes even as far as, let’s say, we speak a positive affirmation, but in that moment we’re feeling lack, then what we’re affirming and strengthening is the lack, not the positive idea of the affirmation.
If, when saying our affirmations, we can summon up positive feelings that are representative of the words spoken, then what we’re doing will be beneficial.
I wonder what if, for example, we assumed as best as we can the role of an emperor according to our idea and really feel it, and we held it for those 45 minutes, if it would facilitate the overall process of integration of the sub into our subconscious. We can also play appropriate music and try to really be in that moment the man we imagine we would like to become listening to Emperor.
On the same vein, I wonder if the best time listening to, say, Primal Seduction is while doing pickup. Is it?