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Engage with reality (rather than cognitive errors and biases)

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No more posting or engaging on X. I am sorry.

My LN - https://t.co/5JiKc5odTA
Web - https://t.co/DEJhMYSXFJ

Thank you.

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FB blackmail is on

Advertisers (incl. Putin) are ready to pay $14+/mo to brainwash you.

So this is how much you must pay to avoid it.

I wonder, how much FB actually spends per user… $1 as per MIT 2012 estimate. 13x profit sounds a bit steep.

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In the current economy 🔻

It is easy to start accumulating such negative training and exacerbate things.

So intentional Emotional Hygiene is paramount [to engage with reality].

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“A brick wall” of unintentional training

A problem with that instance of anxiety or anger you left unprocessed —

no, it is not just a mental discomfort to overcome…

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The elephant in the room is 🧱

Every repetition of a destructive emotion lays another “brick into the wall” of its causes.

The concepts (or rather cognitive errors) you invest in — strengthen biases and future unwanted emotions.

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@AndyJackson_UK Some fiction writers have the Nike bias 😊

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@MarkCCrowley It seems, human leaders have different opinions… Fear?

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@SergiyOsypchuk "Human race" is on track to be lose its smarts [long before AI gains its current level].

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@paulg Free stuff is how you are played to overpay in the end.

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@SergiyOsypchuk Yep, disrupt the destructive.

But usually, externalities/planet/societal harms are only checked vaguely (after the tech and business diligence). If checked at all.

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@MarkCCrowley How can an uneducated imitation help?

Employers are as inundated with mental health issues as the providers of solutions they hire. Hence, the result (or lack of it thereof).

Plus, it takes two to tango. They hire people who are equally confused…

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Bouncing back emotionally after getting #fired

(especially, if it’s been 6 months ago and you are still out of a job).

Detailed process example — reframing a worry to disappoint people dear to you:
https://t.co/Vbb8fYlVNa

#EmotionalHygiene #EmotionalIntelligence #jobsearch

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@MarkCCrowley Buddhists mention an “exclusion principle” — a conceptual engagement cannot help, but omit everything else (when defending/clinging to one’s position).

So the task is way beyond even intentionally being open to feedback.

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@MarkCCrowley Burying managers in paperwork to motivate them doing a better job [retaining an employee] next time?

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Pre-condition

The switch would not happen unless your argument [for constructive framing] was strong. Usually, it means you've done your homework: reframed cognitive errors that were fueling similar past experiences.

So all you needed was a reminder → 💡

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One of the most rewarding experiences produced by #emotionalhygiene is a spontaneous "letting go..."

...of destructive emotions and thoughts (+ body discomforts and mental afflictions they create).

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Well, not 100% spontaneous

Somehow you have nudged the mind to switch the perspective.

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@ie_andrea No paradox. Just lack of data.

The key missing component: is one’s awareness of genuine motives (and resulting ecology) for presenting the facts.

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@MarkCCrowley The times are daring…

https://t.co/VTv4ce8y74