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Good things happen to people with good attitudes. Bad things happen to people with bad attitudes. It was the same thing.
No. I will rephrase them as; People with Good Attitudes perceive most things happening to them as "Good Things". People with Bad Attitudes perceive most things happening to them as "Bad Things".
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Perception is reality
... Only for the Perceiver. In as much as there is a Reality outside of the Perceiver, distinct and separate, he would need to adjust his perception in order to avoid cognitive dissonance and live in the "real world".
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... Only for the Perceiver. In as much as there is a Reality outside of the Perceiver, distinct and separate, he would need to adjust his perception in order to avoid cognitive dissonance and live in the "real world".
I am the perceiver, so checks out Also, perception is 9/10 of the law
Reality exists distinct and separate from the Perceiver's unique Perception of it (which exists only at a point in Time and might change). Therefore he would need to validate his Perception so that it is in sync with Reality or suffer consequences. Perception cannot be conflated with Reality.
This is why platitudes like "Good Things happen to Good People etc." are meaningless. Having a good attitude helps in dealing with bad things but does not change its essential characteristics.
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No. I will rephrase them as; People with Good Attitudes perceive most things happening to them as "Good Things". People with Bad Attitudes perceive most things happening to them as "Bad Things".
That's different from what I said.
Today I learnt that salt raises the boiling temperature of water. I knew it lowered the freezing point but I never considered it might also change the boiling point.
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I am the perceiver, so checks out Also, perception is 9/10 of the law
I am not sure whether you understood my comment in the way intended. Reality exists distinct and separate from the Perceiver's unique Perception of it (which exists only at a point in Time and might change). Therefore he would need to validate his Perception so that it is in sync with Reality or suffer consequences. Perception cannot be conflated with Reality. This is why platitudes like "Good Things happen to Good P…
You don't know what other people are thinking, and they don't know what you are thinking. If you make yourself fat and then lose weight you will have excess skin. Walking 3 miles a day is life changing. Paying your mortgage off can leave a sense of emptiness, like what next? If you have 3 people in your life actively looking out for your interests you are very fortunate It rains more in the afternoon When you ask peo…
> Paying your mortgage off can leave a sense of emptiness, like what next? Months away from this. Obviously each to their own, but I think I'll have a sense of achievement, security, and relief once it's gone. Due to sacrifices I've made we've managed to pay off a 25y mortgage in a little under 12y. I can't wait to be debt free and not at the mercy of bank interest rates and economic disasters. I can then start putti…
You don't know what other people are thinking, and they don't know what you are thinking. If you make yourself fat and then lose weight you will have excess skin. Walking 3 miles a day is life changing. Paying your mortgage off can leave a sense of emptiness, like what next? If you have 3 people in your life actively looking out for your interests you are very fortunate It rains more in the afternoon When you ask peo…
Could you elaborate on the walking part?
I eat a lot of healthy stuff now like porridge, vegetables and fruit. My dinners haven't really changed. Like a child I have ice cream every night. A fancy dessert once or twice a week. I don't eat after dinner.
Experience has taught me you don't have to train like Rocky if you want to get fit. You train like Rocky if your job involves people trying to beat you up.