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Archetypes operating in conversations modulate the tempo of our decision-making: if you believe you are can-beat-the-system guy and the prosecutor is Machiavelli, your conversation tempo defaults might get set to energy: high, emotion: assertive, rhythm: quick.
Buddhist thought and modern psychology converge on this point: in human life as it’s ordinarily lived, there is no one self, no conscious CEO, that runs the show; rather, there seem to be a series of selves that take turns running the show—and, in a sense, seizing control of the show. If the way they seize control of the show is through feelings, it stands to reason that one way to change the show is to change the role feelings play in everyday life. I’m not aware of a better way to do that than mindfulness meditation.
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
Time and chance happeneth to all. Still, we have found great success honing our pattern recognition to spot them and in coaching novices to gain greater mastery of them. In no particular order, they are “edge control,” “crawl-walk-run,” “hyperfluency,” “emotional depth & resilience,” “a sustaining motivation,” “the alpha-gamma tensive brilliance,” “egoless ambition,” and, Danielle’s favorite, “Friday-night-Dyson-sphere.”
Paper Belt on Fire
Michael Gibson
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