“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” -- Quote by Mark Twain.
Mental mistakes, that all of us commit, are an integral part of our life because none of us are perfect in executing the processes that constitute our existence. However, when some of them go beyond our total control, what happens is a chaotic life.
Since we are the reflection of our belief system that governs our perception about the world around us and also how we behave with both self and others, the best way to avoid creating negativity in our life is to first understand what are those factors that influence our thought processes.
Well, Henri Junttila, through an interesting article on 'Dumb Little Man,' has pointed out a few mental mistakes that perhaps need our attention and I am too happy to share his suggestions with my readers.
"In order to function in our society, we have a lot of processes, beliefs and generalizations that keep us efficient. The problem is that sometimes these automatic processes can get out of control, which happens a lot, and it keeps us doing something we don’t want to be doing."
I think apart from refining our belief system through continuous learning, we must also keep a tighter control over efficient functioning of our mental processes. I'm sure, that would surely help us build a better life.
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