A child observes their parents are warm and loving, after an argument. And learns to create an argument, …to get love and warmth! To supposedly solve the problem, simply continues the problem. Why talk to self? I’m lonely & it helps. Talk to self even more should make you even less lonely. Except … Read more
Look at the diagram. Note: Stimulus is always the same. However Response depends 100% on where the Triangle is. The more ‘left’ the Triangle is, the greater the Reaction… to the same stimulus. The more to the right, the smaller the Response /reaction. OK, so? This is a fundamental diagram /situation. Fundamental! Substitute Money … Read more
Guilt: Going against your own idea of what is ‘correct’. (see # 53) We usually ‘punish’ ourselves to relieve the burden of this guilt. Once punished we no longer feel that initial guilt. OK, so? You no longer feel guilty for the initial action. Now look at your next action, the one that de-guilted … Read more
Being right at the wrong Time is the same as being wrong. Take the Time (!) to become more aware of this often overlooked factor. These 20 are specifically chosen to help you do this. Lateral Thinking works! Try it! 1. Think of a situation you have problems with. 2. Use your intuition and click on … Read more
Ever do anything you then regretted? So, why did you do it? Because you did not know you would regret it. Because you did not have the experience. So you could not know you would then regret it. Which means you learned something. How does one learn anything? By doing. Then, the odd time … Read more
Facts are NOT permanent. Medical: They themselves say their Facts become 50% ‘wrong’ in 10 – 20 yrs. Almost everything else: 6% per year. (QI K 9 youtube.com/watch?v=N2aFRBF7QE4) That’s 10 years = 60% ‘wrong’ Facts. Smoking and jogging were doctor recommended. Dinosaurs had feathers? (The Half-life of Facts. Samuel Arbesman) Japan: in the 1940’s we hated … Read more