Nir Eyal
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The second question, is it absolutely true?
Is it absolutely true that my mother was being too judgmental and hard to please?
Absolutely means 100% of the time, no exceptions.
There's no other possible explanation.
It's not a law of nature that my mother is being too judgmental and hard to please.
Okay, maybe.
I don't know what the other explanation might be, but maybe there's an alternative explanation.
Okay, now the third question.
Who am I when I hold on to this belief?
How do I feel?
Who do I become when I hold on to this belief?
Well, I'm not very nice.
I'm kind of impatient.
I become this 13-year-old version of myself that I don't really like.
All right, fourth question.
Who would I be without this belief?
If I had this magic wand and poof, I could tap my head and the belief would disappear, who would I be?
How would I feel?
I felt noticeably lighter.
Just the thought of getting rid of that belief.