Yesterday we were discussing the difficulty people have in trying to change an negative habit using the conscious part of the mind.
I received the following question: “So you think a person can’t change using conscious, cognitive thoughts?”
Actually the question sounds more like a belief the person who sent it in holds (about the way to stop old habits or make changes).
I understand why a person might believe that change needs to be hard work or that if somehow we try hard enough, change will happen. Perhaps it might be able to be done just by telling ourselves to change, I haven’t found that to be the case. And even if it were possible it would take so many repetitions that you would probably stop trying before hitting success.
I’m know many people have experienced the frustration of trying to change, by telling themselves to do it different, or by repeating a mantra, over and over.
But, rather than talking more about this, let’s just do the following exercise. Then we’ll discuss more about why I believe that using the “right” part of the mind is vital to making change last.
Well guess we’ll have to wait till tomorrow’s post for the exercise. I’m part of a challenge to keep my posts shorter, so I’ll see you tomorrow for the exercise.
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