When I ask you a question to which I know the answer, I manipulate you. Teachers do this to school children. With good effect. So, why say this? If you wonder whether someone is trying to manipulate you, first determine, “Do they already know the answer?” If you think they do, ask yourself: “Why … Read more
99% of the time, 99% results is fine. 99% returned calls 99% money made 99% attempts to apologize 99% results in an exam 99% of the time, … 99 is fine. (Exceptions are only 1% of the time.) OK, so? How’s your life doing right now? How much are you getting of what you want? … Read more
To see if you’re manipulated in anything, just look for the opposite of what is commonly believed. If you cannot easily see the opposite, you can readily be manipulated in that subject. Alcohol is both Salvation and Temptation. (It’s also a decent antiseptic!) Having rich Parents makes for both an easy life and … Read more
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
A pilot out of control was told by the air traffic controller to just “let go!” all controls. Trainer airplanes automatically rebalance when all controls are let go. Same with your body. How do you heal a cut? You basically leave it alone so it heals itself. Same for your current situation. Stop trying to … Read more
When I go to a movie I allow this ‘External Illusion’ to dominate me. I laugh, cry, etc. After, I might even comment on it with friends. For a time. But I know this ‘External Illusion’ is not my reality. Just like a movie, dramas are created by others (family, friends) over a great … Read more