Daniel E. Lieberman
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We've got to realize that there are these forces inside of us, and we have to learn how to come to terms with them.
We've got to realize that there are these forces inside of us, and we have to learn how to come to terms with them.
Well, I think that all of those terms are good except control. Because again, we're stepping away from this attitude of humility that I don't completely control everything that goes on inside of me.
Well, I think that all of those terms are good except control. Because again, we're stepping away from this attitude of humility that I don't completely control everything that goes on inside of me.
Well, I think that all of those terms are good except control. Because again, we're stepping away from this attitude of humility that I don't completely control everything that goes on inside of me.
And so when I say come to terms with it, I think that it's almost as if we were making friends with this other person inside our mind, or I should say people, because there's all kinds of agents in there all pursuing their own goals. We come to terms with them and perhaps we can even tame them the way a rider might tame a horse.
And so when I say come to terms with it, I think that it's almost as if we were making friends with this other person inside our mind, or I should say people, because there's all kinds of agents in there all pursuing their own goals. We come to terms with them and perhaps we can even tame them the way a rider might tame a horse.
And so when I say come to terms with it, I think that it's almost as if we were making friends with this other person inside our mind, or I should say people, because there's all kinds of agents in there all pursuing their own goals. We come to terms with them and perhaps we can even tame them the way a rider might tame a horse.
Well, I think we can go back to the metaphor of the horse and its trainer. One mistake the trainer could make would be like thinking the horse is like a car and he just presses a button and the horse goes where he wants it to. Obviously that's not going to happen.
Well, I think we can go back to the metaphor of the horse and its trainer. One mistake the trainer could make would be like thinking the horse is like a car and he just presses a button and the horse goes where he wants it to. Obviously that's not going to happen.
Well, I think we can go back to the metaphor of the horse and its trainer. One mistake the trainer could make would be like thinking the horse is like a car and he just presses a button and the horse goes where he wants it to. Obviously that's not going to happen.
The other mistake he could make is saying that he has no influence over the horse at all and that the horse is simply going to go where it wants and he has no say in the matter. And of course, that's not true either. He needs to take a sophisticated, skilled approach to forging this partnership. And the same is true with the unconscious mind.
The other mistake he could make is saying that he has no influence over the horse at all and that the horse is simply going to go where it wants and he has no say in the matter. And of course, that's not true either. He needs to take a sophisticated, skilled approach to forging this partnership. And the same is true with the unconscious mind.
The other mistake he could make is saying that he has no influence over the horse at all and that the horse is simply going to go where it wants and he has no say in the matter. And of course, that's not true either. He needs to take a sophisticated, skilled approach to forging this partnership. And the same is true with the unconscious mind.
We cannot control it directly, but we can learn strategies to develop a better relationship with it. And let me give you a very simple example. One of the very simple things the unconscious mind does is it controls the physiological balance within our body. For example, our blood pressure.
We cannot control it directly, but we can learn strategies to develop a better relationship with it. And let me give you a very simple example. One of the very simple things the unconscious mind does is it controls the physiological balance within our body. For example, our blood pressure.
We cannot control it directly, but we can learn strategies to develop a better relationship with it. And let me give you a very simple example. One of the very simple things the unconscious mind does is it controls the physiological balance within our body. For example, our blood pressure.
You can't consciously will your blood pressure to go down, but if you happen to have a pet dog in the house and you consciously will to go over and pet your dog, your unconscious will drop your blood pressure. So there are ways that we can learn how it works and we can use that knowledge to forge a better partnership.
You can't consciously will your blood pressure to go down, but if you happen to have a pet dog in the house and you consciously will to go over and pet your dog, your unconscious will drop your blood pressure. So there are ways that we can learn how it works and we can use that knowledge to forge a better partnership.
You can't consciously will your blood pressure to go down, but if you happen to have a pet dog in the house and you consciously will to go over and pet your dog, your unconscious will drop your blood pressure. So there are ways that we can learn how it works and we can use that knowledge to forge a better partnership.