Survival depends on being totally ready for what ‘might’ happen. Specially, if it’s an animal who might attack at any moment. Seeing animal tracks and knowing its attack pattern is not good enough. By the time you actually see the animal, it’s usually too late. So you have a system that monitors your thinking. … Read more
The mind can, and does, clear itself up. Think of something you were afraid of, when you were a child. (Spiders, snakes, the dark, etc.) Are you still afraid of it now? See, it cleared itself up as time went by. (OK, so why hasn’t everything cleared up!) Because the mind works by … Read more
We go through life with one of two basic attitudes Everything is allowed, unless specifically prohibited /forbidden or Everything is forbidden, unless specifically allowed. Let’s go to this restaurant tonight. “We didn’t make a reservation.” We need a new form. Why not just make one? We probably shouldn’t. OR I made a … Read more
Or learn. Those are the two things that can happen when something unwanted occurs. It’s not my fault because… means I can do nothing to change this from happening again. I think this is where it went wrong… means I’ll remember that, next time. It seems less bad for me when I … Read more
A statement is a close-ended thing. “I can’t do this.” A question is open-ended. ‘Why can’t I do this?’ “I don’t know how to.” ‘How do I learn to?’ One keeps you where you are, the other gets you where you want to go. “This is my best.” “How can I improve?” … Read more
Taxi drivers in New York City are a realistic bunch. To drive in one of the busiest cities in the world, you do what works. And what doesn’t waste time. Or unnecessary motion. They signal their intent to change lanes and then proceed to do so. Yes there are cars in the other lane, … Read more