The calculating self is always on.

Well, almost always.

Sometimes, we are able to show up as the central self.

But the calculating self is always there, lurking behind the scene, looking for signs that can allow it to take over.

Instead of trying to get rid of the calculating self (which isn't going to happen), a better strategy would be to determine what we can do if it has taken over. And we can assume that it has always taken over (or at least trying to).

Excerpt From The Art of Possibility:

How do we learn to recognize the often-charming, always-scheming, sometimes-anxious, frequently conniving calculating self? One good way is to ask ourselves,

What would have to change for me to be completely fulfilled?