Most Thoughts Can Be Disproved

Summary

• I've learned that it's important to separate my thoughts from my actions. Many people treat their thoughts as directives, leading to impulsive decisions.

• A technique I use is thought diffusion. This means acknowledging a thought is just a sentence in my mind, and it doesn't always have to be true.

• Instead of avoiding the thought, I confront it and question its validity. I often find that many thoughts are false or misleading.

• By arguing with myself against the thought, I create a mental distance that helps me recognize the thought as separate from who I am.

• This separation gives me the space to decide on the best action to take. I consider whether acting on a thought will improve or worsen my situation the next day.

• Acting on a thought, regardless if it’s good or bad, can actually reinforce that thought, making it more likely to reoccur.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest implementing the practice of thought diffusion. It's like recognizing that not every thought in your head needs action. Start by noticing when a thought pops up. Take a moment to remember it's just a sentence in your mind and might not even be true.

A good way of doing this is by questioning the thought. Ask yourself, "Is this thought true?" Often, you'll find it's not. Imagine arguing with that thought — it helps make a clear line between the thought and who you are. This doesn’t take long and can be done anywhere.

Next, I would recommend deciding if acting on the thought will make your life better or worse tomorrow. This helps in taking thoughtful actions rather than impulsive ones. Remember, when you act on a thought, you make it more likely to come back, whether it's good or bad.

For personal growth, use this in everyday situations. Maybe you're considering a big decision — try this thought diffusion technique first. It'll help you choose actions wisely, ensuring they support your goals rather than hinder them.

Finally, practice this regularly. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. Over time, you'll notice more space between your thoughts and actions, helping you grow and make better choices in life and business.

Full Transcript

for a lot of people again that have issues in life they're not able to separate a thought from an action they take thoughts as directives you've trained yourself that when you have this thought you take this action to diffuse a thought is to create space from the thought to recognize that is just a sentence in your mind it doesn't even need to be true in fact most of the time they're very false and so for me thought diffusion is recognizing when I have a thought in my mind let's not avoid that thought let's not do anything about it let's look at it do you think this thought is true I'm like I don't know it could be and you basically have to start argue with yourself against the thought to realize that most thoughts can be disproved what happens by the end of this like couple minutes of doing this is you suddenly see the thought separate from yourself you recognize it as a sentence in your mind not a part of who you are and then what that allows you to do is to get Space to say what's the best course of action to take based on this thought is this going to make my life better or worse tomorrow if I act on this thought if you act on a thought whether it's a good or a bad thing you reinforce the thought to happen again