The polarized state of society makes it increasingly essential to maintain an open mind. Rigid perspectives contribute to unhappiness, mental illness, and relationship issues, limiting our recognition of goodness. Judgment fosters division, stressing the need for curiosity over condemnation. The autopilot brain tends to judge and blame, while the reflective brain focuses on reasoning and improvement. Acknowledging our beliefs and questioning underlying assumptions can lead to greater emotional well-being and a wider perspective on life.
The harder it is to keep an open mind in our polarized world, the more necessary it is to do so. The common factor in persistent unhappiness, mental illness, emotional disorder, relationship dysfunction, and parenting conflicts is narrow or rigid perspectives. They can deafen us to the good within ourselves and in the world around us.
To the judgmental, everyone sooner or later becomes an enemy. Judgments pass for descriptions and descriptions sound like judgments. I encourage my clients to be more curious than judgmental. Emotional well-being depends on flexibility.
The autopilot brain assumes, judges, blames, and avoids. The reflective brain reasons, improves, and appreciates. Unfortunately, the autopilot brain dominates our existence. The only reliable way to make positive behavior change that can endure stress is to recondition the autopilot brain.
How many of my beliefs would I keep, if I were aware of the unconscious assumptions and judgments that support them? Questioning our assumptions, along with seeing other perspectives alongside our own.
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