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Languages differ not only in how they build their sentences, but also in how they break down nature to secure the elements to put in these sentences….By these more or less distinct terms we ascribe a semi-fictitious isolation to parts of experience. English terms, like ‘sky, hill, swamp,’ persuade us to regard some elusive aspect of nature’s endless variety as a distinct THING, almost like a table or chair. Thus, English and similar tongues lead us to think of the universe as a collection of rather distinct objects and events corresponding to words. Indeed, this is the implicit picture of classical physics and astronomy—that the universe is essentially a collection of detached objects of different sizes.”
Re-Create Your Life
Morty Lefkoe
If you’re going into the GAP dozens or hundreds of times per day, the psychological and physical impact of that are very real. Being in the GAP has a tangible physical effect—it is heavy, anxious, stressed, unhappy. The GAIN also has a tangible physical effect—it is light, energizing, freeing, and confidence building. The GAIN is the most powerful and energizing context for viewing any experience. Without question, the reason the “happy” nuns lived 10 years longer than “unhappy” nuns isn’t because they had fundamentally different lifestyles. Rather, the happy nuns simply perceived or coded the experiences they were having as “positive,” whereas the unhappy nuns coded the same experiences as negative or neutral. The difference between viewing an experience as positive or negative is tantamount to viewing a milkshake as 620 calories or 120 calories. When you’re in the GAIN, you perceive everything in your life—even the challenging experiences—as a GAIN. You could be going through a challenging and even stressful experience, but your body can positively handle that experience because you’re framing it as a GAIN.
The Gap and the Gain
Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan
APPRECIATE PROGRESS FIRST “Before you start the process with a new goal, make sure to recognize and appreciate the progress and achievements you’ve made so far.”
The Gap and the Gain
Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan
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