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Why we hold on to our beliefs
Our beliefs are not simply ideas that we hold to be true; they make up key components of our identity.
And to question those beliefs means to fundamentally question who we are as a person, which is really painful.
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Stop Taking Things Personally
- When people criticize you or reject you, it has way more to do with them,(their values, their priorities, their life situation) than it does with you.
- When something you do fails, it doesn’t mean you are a failure as a person; you are a person who happens to fail someti...
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Being wrong
You’re going to be wrong a lot in life. You’re going to be wrong pretty much all of the time.
And in many ways, your ability to succeed and learn over the long-term is directly proportional to your ability to change what you believe in response to your ignorance and mistakes.
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Add some chaos to your life
We avoid acting in uncertainty. And because we cannot act on what we don’t know, our lives become incredibly repetitive and safe.
A certain amount of chaos is healthy. It stimulates growth and change and passion and excitement.
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We all think our beliefs are correct
That is why we believe them. In reality, almost everything we believe will eventually be at least partially wrong.
Since some of our beliefs are probably partially incorrect, the best way to spot them is to question some basic beliefs and assumptions.
Destiny beliefs vs. growth beliefs
- Destiny Beliefs: I am destined to be with a specific person. I have a soulmate.
- Growth Beliefs: Relationships progress slowly and we grow to fit together. Relationships take effort. You can build love.
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Delusional concerns tied to our social world
The focus on irrationality is missing the point. To label delusions as irrational means that all 'normal' cognition is rational, which is not true as our beliefs are disproportionately influenced by multiple factors.
A new theory suggests that we form delusions to help us understan...
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