RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM
Have you ever had the epiphany of becoming aware of a product and right after seeing it advertised everywhere and noticing a lot of people who are using it. You swear you never saw it before.
The trick is that it was there the whole time, you just had not told your brain to pay attention to it hence it was filtered out.
Our RAS, reticular activating system, helps block out information as we would be completely overwhelmed if we were to register everything that we see, hear, smell and feel.
What your brain considers important vs unimportant dependence on what you tell it to focus on.
We have confirmation bias and our brains are excellent in finding evidence for what you instruct it to search for.
Your self-talk is what determines your RAS. The filter which you see the world through are strongly impacted by the quality of the questions you ask yourself:
Disempowering:
Why am I not successful?
Why can’t I get it right?
How come no one likes me?
VS
Empowering:
How can I be successful?
How can I become better?
Who would I feel proud of being?
Each thought you have is a log added to the fire. Are you fuelling yours with empowering or disempowering thoughts?
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