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Not something bad, but...

Not something bad, but...

Psychological reactance isn’t really bad.

If you comply everytime with rules and instructions, you tend to be more vulnerable to manipulation.

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Psychological reactance is why you hate it when your manager asks you to do a task and you feel you are being micromanaged. However, realtization dawns on you that the task was critical to your work and professional growth.

We often do things against our best interests bec...

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You end up disobeying yourself

It is not beneficial when, at times, it could prevent us from doing things that we should do — like be helpful to others.

This affects you deeply when you are trying to make, commitments and set goals dor yourself. Example, that impulse of “don’t tell me what to do!” can kick in ev...

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Change begins with your view

With an awareness about psychological reactance, you have the power to recognize and disarm it.

Instead of flaking on commitments because of a knee-jerk feeling, you can change your perspective on the situation.

By changing the dialogue, you empower yourself. Now you’re in charge. Yo...

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Why we do the opposite of what we are supposed to do

Why we do the opposite of what we are supposed to do

We hate the feeling of being bossed around, even when doing as we’re told is good for us.

Psychological reactance is our knee-jerk negative reaction to being told what to do.

Based on research, almost everyone has this mental reflex against being told what to do, esp...

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Goal that is aligned with your actual desires

If you have a very clear goal that is aligned with your actual desires (that’s why you need to be vulnerable), your subconscious will seek out opportunities that are aligned with it.

However, if you have a goal that you don’t actually really want (or you think that you should want it but it...

Start small

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We tend to think really big and while this isn’t inherently bad, the downside is that it often makes the barrier for taking action quite high.

The risk translates into seeing our projects more complicated than they actually are and thus postponing taking actions.

Change begins with your view

With an awareness about psychological reactance, you have the power to recognize and disarm it.

Instead of flaking on commitments because of a knee-jerk feeling, you can change your perspective on the situation.

By changing the dialogue, you empower yourself. Now you’re in charge. Yo...

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