Self-Knowledge

The next time you feel incompetent or like you’re incapable of accomplishing something, ask yourself if that’s a useful belief to have.

People who believe they are smarter, actually do better on tests, even though they aren’t smarter or haven’t studied any more.

don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control a) how we interpret what happens to us, and b) how we respond to what happens to us

Whether we like it or not, we are always taking an active role in what is occurring with ourselves. We are always interpreting the meaning of every moment and every occurrence. We are always creating values about ourselves and others. And we are always choosing our actions based on those values. Always. Whether we realize it or not, we are already choosing our actions. We are already responsible for our negative experiences. We just aren’t always conscious of it.

Whether we like it or not, we are always taking an active role in what is occurring with ourselves. We are always interpreting the meaning of every moment and every occurrence. We are always creating values about ourselves and others. And we are always choosing our actions based on those values. Always. Whether we realize it or not, we are already choosing our actions. We are already responsible for our negative experiences. We just aren’t always conscious of it.

A lot of times our problems are not actually problems, but rather symptoms of unhelpful beliefs.

The more you focus on an emotion, the more powerful it becomes.

One result of this nervousness is procrastination .

Beliefs are powerful. And because they are powerful, we must learn to train our mind to observe them and question them.

We don’t always control what happens to us. But we always control a) how we interpret what happens to us, and b) how we respond to what happens to us. Therefore, whether we consciously recognize it or not, we are always responsible for our experiences.