For question 5, maybe try out different shopping-like activities to see if any of them are less aversive.
Some examples:
Researching a product category without the intention to make a purchase.
A few ways to motivate this, if ‘product orientation practice’ isn’t motivating
Market research for a potential product
Write a buying guide others might appreciate
Things you might buy someday but not soon
Fantasy purchases. “If I were going to buy a yacht/private plane/supercar, which one would I want?”
Cheap unimportant purchases where the consequences of choosing wrong are minimal
Choosing among free things (e.g open-source libraries)
For question 5, maybe try out different shopping-like activities to see if any of them are less aversive.
Some examples:
Researching a product category without the intention to make a purchase.
A few ways to motivate this, if ‘product orientation practice’ isn’t motivating
Market research for a potential product
Write a buying guide others might appreciate
Things you might buy someday but not soon
Fantasy purchases. “If I were going to buy a yacht/private plane/supercar, which one would I want?”
Cheap unimportant purchases where the consequences of choosing wrong are minimal
Choosing among free things (e.g open-source libraries)