CUM S-I CONTROLEZI PROPRIUL CREIER

de L. Michael Hall, Ph.D. JOCUL CU CREIERUL

Cum ne controlm propriul creier? Aadar, vrei s-i conduci creierul ? Foarte bine. Ce obiectiv minunat! i rar. Muli oameni vorbesc despre conducerea i stpnirea propriului creier, ns privii-i cnd sunt insultatai sau criticai. Cad psi!ic. "unei n discuie unul dintre principiile lor i privii. #or e$ploda cu %urie, mnie, stres, %ric, oc etc. &ac 'i-ar stpni creierul( cu adevrat, cum de nu posed deprinderi de administrare a strilor n momente n care aceasta c!iar contea)? *-i controle)i propriul creier i s +ndeti liber necesit cteva lucruri. Aceasta necesit %olosirea la ma$im a creierului ,sau, mai precis, a minii noastre-, ast%el nct s de)voltm deprinderi de administrare a strilor. .nseamn c vom nva s /ucai un nou /oc, /ocul 'Controlului propriului creier(. Cu acestea n minte0 Ce ai nevoie s tii despre creier pentru a-l putea controla? 1i-ar plcea s-i controlezi creierul? APTE ADEVRURI DESPRE CREIER 2at apte adevruri despre creier. 3le descriu modul n care %uncionea) creierul. 3le stabilesc, de asemenea, o nele+ere a /ocului 'Controlul propriului creier(, conducndu-ne ast%el, la re+ulile /ocului. #1: CREIERUL URMEAZ DIRECTIVELE Creierele urmea) directivele. "reiau directivele pe care i le dai i le urmea). '4o!n, ai v)ut pisica aceea ro-alb-albastr ieri? &a, ro-alb-albastr? &e %apt, culorile stea+ului american sunt rou, alb i albastru strlucitor. 5ricine ar %i v)ut-o, ar %i spus c este o c!estiune patriotic. 6nde am v)ut-o? "e maina +alben a 7indei. 3ra urmrit de doi pudeli n /urul piscinei. Asta se ntmpla c!iar nainte ca 8in+ 8on+ s se caere pe acoperiul colii i s se bat cu pumnii n piept, bur)uluindu-se la avionul care i ddea trcoale.( F o mic descriere i creierul ncepe s repre)inte in%ormaiile pe ecranul nostru mental interior. Asemenea unui re+i)or, creierul %olosete in%ormaiile ca instruciuni pentru cinemato+ra%ul nostru mental. Asta e$plic de ce urmtoarele sunt ntrebri %oarte importante pentru strile noastre0 Ce directive dai creierului su? Care sunt instruciunile prestabilite pe care ai nvat s le dai creierului tu? Ce instruciuni i-au dat prinii sau pro%esorii re%eritor la tine, via, ceilali etc.? Ct de %olositoare, ecolo+ice, sntoase, ec!ilibrate, valoroase, adevrate etc. sunt acele instruciuni? Creea) aceste instruciuni nite stri pline de %or pentru tine? Ai da aceste instruciuni i copiilor ti? 5+lindesc ele o via %ascinant i plin de iubire? &e ce sunt aceste ntrebri aa de importante? Fiindc calitatea vieii noastre depinde de calitatea in%ormaiilor procesate de creierul nostru. Calitatea acestor in%ormaii decur+e din calitatea instruciunilor sale. Atunci, cele mai importante lucruri n via sunt instruciunile pe care le dai creierului tu. 9e-ar a/uta instruciunile s cree)i un %ilm de talie mondial? :ecent, un tnr mi-a scris0 '*unt o persoan e$trem de timid. Cnd sunt martorul unei situaii sociale, ncerc s-o evit, %iindc mi spun c nu am nimic de )is, c a %i un mare idiot pentru c toat lumea m-ar +si plicticos i, mai apoi, m-a simi deprimat. i asta m %ace s cad pe +nduri. 3ste, cu adevrat, stupid i tiu asta %oarte bine i asta m %ace s acione) sub posibilitile mele. *imt c acestea sunt nite probleme insurmontabile;(

Am copiat cuvintele din email-ul lui, le-am decupat i le-am lipit n rspunsul pe care i l-am trimis. Apoi, i-am cerut s se detae)e de aceste cuvinte i s le priveasc ca pe nite instruciuni date creierului0 '"retinde, doar pentru moment, c acestea sunt instruciuni adresate creierului tu. *unt acestea sntoase sau duntoare? Ai recomanda i altcuiva acest mod de a +ndi? "resupune c cel mai popular tip din %acultate ar +ndi la %el. Ce anse cre)i c ar avea s triasc viaa pe care o are acum?( 3$ist un principiu aici. Cu alte cuvinte, !rnete-i creierul cu idei to$ice i vei ptrunde ntr-o lume to$ic. Creierul tu va mer+e acolo pentru c asta %ace creierul0 Mer+e unde-l trimii. C!iar sptmna asta am ntlnit un creier ,mulumesc lui &umne)eu c nu e al meu- care mer+ea ntotdeauna la cel mai p+ubos scenariu. "ersoana respectiv spunea vorbea despre terorismul la nivel +lobal. Apoi, a nceput s ima+ine)e scenarii teri%iante. A devenit %oarte surescitat, n cele din urm, dup care a spus0 'Asta n-ar trebui s se ntmple!( i pot s v spun c aceste instruciuni nu l-au pus ntr-o stare %oarte %ecund. Creierele %olosesc cuvinte, ima+ini, sunete, tonuri, volume, mirosuri, tot %elul de lucruri pentru a ne duce n tot %elul de locuri. *pune un cuvnt i creierul va pleca. &ar unde? &epinde de nvturile istorice, e$periene, memorii, ima+inaie, sperane etc. creierele sunt %enomenale n reali)area de le+turi. Fac asta %oarte %oarte repede. &e %apt, aceasta este una dintre problemele ma/ore pe care le avem cu creierele noastre. "roblema nu este c ele nu nva, ci c nva prea repede. 3 vorba doar de %aptul c, de cele mai multe ori, nva lucruri neadevrate sau ne%olositoare. Creierele sunt, de asemenea, instrumente incredibile care nu se opresc niciodat. C!iar i n somn, noi vism, n timp ce activitatea undelor cerebrale continu. Asta poate deveni o problem dac nu-i dm creierului o mulime de lucruri interesante s procese)e. Foamea dup stimulente a creierului l va %ace s rule)e aceleai piese vec!i sau s )burde n voie. #2: CREIERELE EXTERIORIZEAZ INSTRUCIUNILE "utem vedea lumea intern a unei persoane prin observarea comportamentului e$tern al acesteia. #iaa e$tern o re%lect pe cea intern. 4ocurile comportamentale, verbale i acionale pe care le e$teriori)m sunt e$presia cadrelor noastre interne ale minii. 3le mer+ mn-n mn0 /ocul i re+ulile /ocului. 6n vec!i proverb spune0 '3ti ceea ce cre)i c eti.( Filoso%ul roman Marcus Aurelius o spune ntr-un alt %el0 'Aa cum i sunt +ndurile, aa i este i mintea0 su%letul ia culoarea +ndurilor.( '&ac un %actor e$tern i %ace ru, nu acest %actor te deran/ea), ci +ndul c i %ace ru, te rnete.( Creierul mani%est repre)entrile interne n lumea e$terioar, ast%el c noi e$teriori)m cadrele i repre)entrile noastre interioare. Ce nseamn asta? Cu alte cuvinte, lumea noastr e$terioar va %i la %el de vibrant. 2nteresant, dramatic i puternic, ca i cadrele interne ale minii noastre. &eci, dac decore)i lumea intern a minii, ima+inaia i memoria cu sperane, dorine, minunii, plceri etc., in%luene)i calitatea i coninutul instruciunilor pe care le dai creierului tu. Asta aduce n discuie cteva ntrebri e$celente pentru aceia dintre noi care doresc s-i conduc propriul creier pentru a crea o via de calitate0 Ce %el de ima+ini, sunete, cuvinte, sen)aii etc. %uncionea) n interiorul creierului tu? Ce %el de %ilme interne rulea) n cinemato+ra%ul minii tale? Cine decorea) interiorul tu? Are nevoie lumea ta interioar de o mai bun decorare interioar? #3: CREIERUL FUNCIONEAZ CU REPREZENTRI tiinele neuro- i co+nitive au descoperit c creierele repre)int e$perienele e$terne ale simurilor noastre. <u este ca i cum am avea, la propriu, un ecran de cinema interior n mintea noastr, dei s-ar putea spune acest lucru. Acest %enomen al contiinei este modul n care noi e$perimentm +ndurile i nele+erea. *e pare c noi

ne amintim interior cum arat casa noastr, prinii, locul de munc, prietenii, cinii etc., cum se aud, miros, simt sau ce +ust au toate acestea. Contiina sen)orial intern a creierului nostru a condus cercettorii n tiinele neuro- s desemne)e pri ale creierului, ca corte$ul vi)ual, corte$ul auditiv, corte$ul unde procesm mirosul, +ustul, sen)aiile, ec!ilibrul etc. 8or)=bs>i i alii au observat c noi operm asupra lumii, nu direct, ci prin intermediul unei hri a lumii. .n pro+ramarea neuro-lin+vistic, ?andler i @rinder au revoluionat psi!olo+ia, punnd ba)ele +ndului, n termeni de sisteme de repre)entare sen)orial i utili)area acestor modaliti de contienti)are ca prim 'limba/( al minii. Aceast %aet a controlului creierului pare a %i, pe ct de simpl, pe att de pro%und. &ac ne-am ima+ina o )i %rumoas cu cer albastru i nori albi nere+ulai, o pelu) cu iarb verde n vecintatea nisipului alb al unui ocean linitit i dac ne-am ima+ina cum simim bri)a oceanic cald su%lnd prin prul nostru, am mirosi apa srat i am asculta sunetele copiilor care se /oac i se bucur de butura %avorit, toate acestea n timp ce o persoan dra+ nou ne %ace masa/; 3i bine, nu va lua mult timp corpului i componentei neurolo+ice s rspund acelor repre)entri ca i cum ar %i instruciuni despre modul n care trebuie s simim. &eoarece creierul %uncionea) pe ba) de repre)entri, cu ct acestea sunt mai e$presive, vii, dramatice i speci%ice %iecrui sen)or, cu att mai uor este pentru noi s-i spunem creierului nostru unde s mear+ i ce s simt. Apoi, piesa ce rulea) este clar i uor de urmat. Creierul nostru repre)int lucrurile ca i cum ar %i pe un ecran mintal al minii. 3ste ca i cum un %ilm intern ar rula, iar noi l completm cu detalii sen)oriale. &esi+ur, nu putem controla totul n acest cinemato+ra%. <u putem. <u putem introduce nici c!iar toate datele0 oc!ii notri pot recepta doar o mic parte din spectrul electroma+netic, urec!ile noastre pot recepta doar o band %oarte n+ust band a %recvenelor undelor sonore. &eci, trebuie s %im destul de selectivi, ca un director de %ilm, n ceea ce privete materialul care rulea) n cinemato+ra%ul nostru interior. Ale+e bine. 3 creierul tu. #4: TRANZIIA CREIERULUI SPRE INTERIORUL I EXTERIORUL MOMENTULUI PREZENT Cu aceast ultim inducie ,ultimele trei para+ra%e de deasupra-, ai prsit locul n care te a%li acum i ai plecat spre alte )ri cu +ndul? &ac n-ai %cut-o, poate c ar %i trebuit s %oloseti cuvintele pentru asta. .ncearc! "entru c noi %olosim repre)entrile, putem repre)enta realitile care nu sunt imediat pre)ente i s mer+em acolo. Aceasta este ba)a reveriei, a visului din timpul nopii, a %ante)iilor, nvrii, creativitii, inveniei, +ndirii, conceptuali)rii, matematici)rii, teoreti)rii etc. asta este ceea ce oamenii %ac cel mai bine. "utem prsi situaia noastr curent i s cltorim ctre locuri, timpuri i lumi ndeprtate. <umim acest lucru +ndire. 3ste, de asemenea, i !ipno), trans. 3ste mai multe lucruri0 ima+inaie, %ante)ie, creativitate i !alucinaie. Asta nseamn c nu suntem blocai sau limitai la momentul pre)ent. "utem repre)enta lucruri ce nu sunt pre)ente, n-au %ost vreodat i c!iar lucruri imposibile. Ce libertate a minii avem! 3ste o libertate a contiinei ce este unic speciei noastre! Avem o contiin ce poate trece de la o stare la alta, de aici cuvntul 'trans( ,transition A trance-. &e %iecare dat cnd sc!imbm contiina noastr ctre ceva care nu %ace parte din contiina curent, intrm ntr-o stare de trans. Aceasta nseamn c cele mai multe stri ale minii sunt stri de trans. .n marea parte a timpului, trim n stri !ipnotice i nu n strile de contiin sen)orial din momentul pre)ent. Bipno)a este norma noastr, situaia noastr obinuit, nu acuitatea sen)orial a timpului pre)ent. <oi numim !ipno)a sau transa 'cdere( n <7" ,pro+ramare neuro-lin+vistic-, %iindc suntem departe n interiorul +ndirii, simirii i e$perimentm alte timpuri, locuri, oameni i idei. <umim acuitatea sen)orial a timpului pre)ent 'tre)ire(, %iindc ne 'tre)im( i observm ce vd oc!ii notri, ce ne aud urec!ile, ce simte pielea etc. 'Bei, 9om! 9om, "mntul ctre 9om!( 'Ce?( Creierului nostru i place s renune la concentrare. Al tu nu? *e ntmpl cnd conduci n curse lun+i, dar i cnd conduci ctre ma+a)inul de )ar)avaturi. *e ntmpl cnd atepi la rnd undeva, n ascensor i cnd asculi un discurs. Aa %ac creierele. <u

e mare sco%al. 3i, bine, nu e mare sco%al atta timp ct controle)i acest lucru. &ac nu, se trans%orm ntr-o problem. &ac duci lips de contienti)are a pre)entului i eti departe, ntr-o cltorie, n mintea ta, atunci !alucine)i %r control. 9oi !alucinm. Aceia care %ac aa %olosindu-i toat mintea i voluntar sunt marii notri savani, inventatori, creatori, desi+neri, pro%esori, directori e$ecutivi etc. Aceia care n-o %ac voluntar su%er de lips de reali)ri i ine%icien, datorit %aptului c nu-i controlea) propriul creier. #5: CREIERUL INDUCE STRI Creierul ne transpune n stri neurolo+ice. 3le ne a%ectea) %i)iolo+ia, respiraia, micrile i c!imia intern. "entru a deveni surescitai, trebuie doar s adoptm +nduri despre nedreptate i violare. 9rebuie doar s ne +ndim la o ameninare periculoas i imediat intrm ntr-o stare panicoas. &e asemenea, unele repre)entri ale se$ualitii pot induce corpului nostru e$periene de dorin i plcere. Creierele %ac aceste lucruri pentru c sunt o parte a corpului. 3l este situat n vr%ul coloanei vertebrale i a sistemului nervos i cumulea) toate impulsurile nervoase procesate de ctre receptori. .n a%ara structurii creierului multistrati%icat se %ormea) simul contiinei, pe care noi o numim 'minte(. Mintea este un element ce re)ult din neurolo+ia creierului nostru. &eci, e$ist ntotdeauna minte-corp sau corp-minte i niciodat unul %r cellalt. Aceasta e$plic de ce +ndim sau ne repre)entm pe noi nine prin stri, dar i de ce transpunem %aptele n stri. Aceasta ne desc!ide dou portie ctre starea de contiin a sistemului minte-corp. "utem %olosi mintea i toate repre)entrile interne i ne putem %olosi corpul ,respiraia, po)iia, micarea, activitatea etc.-. .n ce stare te a%li? .n ce stare intri n pre)ena unui anumit stimul sau declanator? 9rebuie s privim lucrurile n termeni de instruciuni pe care ni le dm nou nine la nivel mental sau ce %acem n ceea ce privete po)iia, tensiunea muscular, respiraia etc. la nivel psi!olo+ic. #6: CREIERUL FUNCIONEAZ N CERC Creierele nu numai c repre)int lumea, )boar aiurea sau ne transpune n stri, ci i sare de la una la alta, continu, se ntoarce sau %uncionea) n cerc. Aa cum e$ist #6: !"#$% &' #$ C#!()*% <ot onl= do our brains represent t!e Corld, go places, and put us into states, but brains also do %lips, t!e= roll over, t!e= %lip bac> on t!emselves, t!e= +o in circles. As t!ere are %eed %orCard and %eedbac> loops in t!e p!=sical structure o% t!e brain so t!at nervous impulses are sent to t!e t!alamus and t!e am=+dala t!e= are simultaneousl= passed on to t!e escorted and a%ter processin+ t!ere bac> to t!e loCer brain structures. 2tDs all inter-connected. Ee even !ave an associative corte$ t!at >eeps ever=t!in+ connected Cit! ever=t!in+ else so t!at Ce !ave more cortical connections in t!e t!ree trillion brain cells t!an atoms in t!e universe. <o Conder Ce loop around. <o Conder Ce can Corr= about our !umor and Conder i% Ce are carin+ too muc! and t!en become a%raid o% our Corr= and t!en t!in> somet!in+ must be Cron+ Cit! us t!at Ce are Corr= about somet!in+ so sill= as t!at. Ee +et cau+!t up in doCn spirals o% ne+ative t!ou+!ts and can become obsessive compulsive. Ee can +et cau+!t up in positive spiral o% t!ou+!ts and su%%er %rom insomnia due to our e$citement. 5ur brains are not strictl= lo+ical. 9o t!in> in a strai+!t%orCard Ca= and to sta= on t!at pat! %or more t!an a %eC seconds is ver= di%%icult %or our brains. 9!atDs C!= mat!ematics and %ormal lo+ic seem so %orei+n to us. 2tDs not t!e natural !abit o% our mind. Ee t!in> in circles. 5ur brains +o around in loops and spirals. Ee >eep reprocessin+ t!e same tired old t!ou+!ts. 9!is reflexivity is C!at alloCs us to la=er t!ou+!t upon t!ou+!t, %eelin+ upon %eelin+, t!ou+!t upon %eelin+, memor= upon ima+ination, %ear upon an+er, dread upon Corr=, /o= upon learnin+, etc. 9!is creates t!e C!ole domain o% our meta-states?our states o% t!ou+!ts and %eelin+s about ot!er t!ou+!ts and %eelin+s. And t!atDs C!at creates t!e la=erin+ e%%ect o% our aCareness so t!at Ce can create +reat comple$it= in our e$periences.

Ee be+in Cit! a re%erence e$perience, brin+ it in and represent it, t!en develop t!ou+!ts and %eelin+s about t!at, and so on until C!at Cas Fout t!ereF becomes a %rame o% re%erence, a %rame o% mind and t!en t!e ver= %rameCor>s o% %our personalit= and orientation. 9!is creates t!e :ules o% t!e @ame, or our !i+!est %rames o% mind. #+: !"#$% F!",* T-#$.% 9!is is one o% t!e +reatest poCers o% our brain %or !ealt! and sanit= and %or insanit= and destructiveness. Our brains frame. 9!e= do so to create conte$tual meanin+. 9!in+s, events, people, even Cords do not mean an=t!in+ in and o% t!emselves. 2t ta>es a brain to create meanin+, a Ft!in+F t!at does not e$ist out t!ere but is a production o% t!e brain. Actuall=, t!e brain creates tCo levels o% meanin+. Associative meaning arises C!en Ce lin> up one t!in+ Cit! anot!er t!in+. E!at does a coo>ie mean? 2t depends on C!at =ou !ave associated Cit! a coo>ie. 2t could mean a sCeet or /un> %ood. 2t could mean reCard or lac> o% nutrition. 2t could mean deli+!t and %un, it could mean t!reat to m= diet. 2t could mean survival, it could mean %at. ?ecause brains lin> ideas, ima+es, %eelin+s, etc., t!in+s easil= become associated. 9!is creates tri++ers or anc!ors. 5ne t!in+ ,a si+!t, sound, sensation, Cord, etc.- tri++ers anot!er t!in+. *timulus? :esponse. 2n t!is Ca= Ce create structures o% t!e mind t!at Ce call understandin+s or >noCled+e. 9!ese are not Ft!in+s,F but or+ani)ations o% associations?!oC Ce !ave seGuenced or ordered t!e %rames in our movies. E!at does an Faut!orit= %i+ureF mean? E!ere does =our brain +o C!en =ou t!in> about an Faut!orit= %i+ure?F E!at state does it evo>e? "leasant or unpleasant? :esource%ul or unresource%ul? 4ust t!ou+!ts ... connected in =our brain to memories, aCarenessDs, meanin+s. 9!en t!ere is contextual or frame meaning. 5nce Ce !ave lin>ed up and associated t!in+s and brin+ t!at association into our mind as our %rame o% re%erence, Ce develop !i+!er level t!ou+!ts about it. Ee call t!ese ideas Fconcepts.F 2n t!is Ca= Ce noC loo> at t!in+s t!rou+! a conceptual %rame o% mind. 2t becomes a %ilter. Ee call t!em metastates and meta-pro+rams. 9!is establis!es a mental conte$t %or t!in>in+ and %eelin+. 9!is is !oC Ce turn associations into !i+!er level maps. &oin+ so establis!es t!e mental :ules o% t!e @ames t!at Ce t!en pla=. Ee %irst associate a !ars! tone o% voice Cit! bein+ span>ed. 7ater Ce develop ideas and concepts t!at people C!o strain t!eir vocal c!ords are mean, !urt%ul, and nast=. 9!en Ce develop !i+!er %rames t!at Fcriticism is bad,F Fcon%rontation alCa=s ruins t!in+s,F F2Dm sensitive to criticism,F F2 cannot !andle t!at tone o% voice,F etc. 9!ese t!ou+!ts create t!e !i+!er %rames o% mind about an event and semanticall= load t!at event. *o C!en someone strains t!e vocal c!ords, the meanings I experience in relation to that event puts me into very unresourceful states. All o% t!is !appens so Guic>l= t!at on t!e inside it seems li>e and %eels li>e Ft!e criticismF ,or !ars! tonalit=- ma>es me upset, an+r=, or %rustrated. 9!is is !oC Ce set up and pla= t!e @ames t!at Ce do. ?rains deal Cit! data overload b= ma>in+ +enerali)ations. 9!e= create cate+ories %or itemsH t!e= or+ani)e t!in+s into +roups. 9!is alloCs us to develop conte$tual meanin+s %rom our %rames, +ivin+ us an even !i+!er Ca= to interpret t!in+s. F5!, t!atDs /ust in%ormation. @ood. For a minute 2 t!ou+!t t!at Cas criticism.F BoC Ce cate+ori)e a t!in+ determines C!at it FisF to us? in our neurolo+=. Iet as Ce %rame, so Ce become. E!at Ce or+ani)e on t!e inside, in-%orms us. Ee are all ps=c!olo+icall= or+ani)ed b= our belie% %rame, value %rames, identit= %rames, decision %rames, etc. And t!e t!in+ about t!e brain %ramin+ is t!at as we frame so we play the frame games that we do! /O0 TO PLA1 T/E RAIN &AME <oC t!at =ou >noC about brains ,minds-, C!at t!e= do and !oC t!e= Cor>, =ouDre read= to pla= t!e ?rain @ame. 9!is is t!e "unning #our Own $rain %ame, one o% t!e ori+inal visions o% <7". Eit! <euro-*emantics Ce ta>e t!is even %urt!er to run our oCn brain at t!e !i+!est levels o% t!e mind ,&he 'ecrets of (ersonal )astery *!!+$oo,s+(ersonal-)astery!htm. , JKKK-. R2)* #1: 32")#45 C'$4!') 1'2! !"#$6% I$%4!2(4#'$%7 Consider anything that isn't Top-Notch Quality for your Brain as !surd.

&id 2 mention t!at brains are stupid? At least in one sense t!e= are ver= stupid, in t!e aspect o% /uality. 2n t!at area, t!e= are less intelli+ent t!an stomac!s. :eall=. A%ter all, i% Ce %eed our stomac! +arba+e, it at least >noCs !oC to vomit. <ot so t!e brain. Feed it +arba+e and it doesnDt t!in> tCice, it /ust processes t!e +arba+e. Feed it to$ic ideas, poisonous t!ou+!ts, limitin+ belie%s, irrational conclusions, and inaccurate mappin+ and it doesnDt >noC an= better t!an to represent it, assume it is real, and t!en believe it. ?rains t!emselves are not discriminatin+ about Gualit=, at least not near as muc! as t!e stomac!. E!et!er t!e in%ormation is accurate, use%ul, true, productive, !urt%ul, stupid, etc., it doesnDt seem to matter. *o, +iven t!is stupidit= o% brains, we have to ta,e charge of the 0uality Control o% t!e in%ormation Ce %eed it. Ee call t!is Frunnin+ an ecolo+= c!ec>.F :ealit= test t!e value, !ealt!, and balance o% an idea in t!e C!ole s=stem o% =our bod=, relations!ips, ener+=, etc. 9!is is t!e %irst :ule o% t!e @ame. 2% =ou donDt do t!is, prepare =oursel% %or trouble because trouble, problems, ill-!ealt!, incon+ruent, sabota+e, con%lict, etc. =ou Cill +et. 9!is ?rain @ame :ule sa=s, FAn=t!in+ t!at does not create personal poCer, !ealt!, balance, /o=, compassion, Cealt!, love, etc. is absurd.F &o =ou pla= t!e @ame o% 7i%e b= t!at rule? 2 !i+!l= recommend it. Consider an=t!in+ t!at =our brain produces in =our bod=, emotions, speec!, be!avior, relations!ips t!at puts =ou in constant con%lict, t!at >eeps repeatin+ patterns t!at donDt Cor>, t!at creates incon+ruit=, ine%%ectiveness, unresource%ulness, etc. as absurd. 9!en %4'8 #49 2% =ou %olloC t!is %irst rule, =our li%e Cill probabl= radicall= c!an+e and trans%orm in a matter o% Cee>s. 9!is is an e$tremel= poCer%ul and pervasive :ule. 2% C!at =ou are doin+, C!et!er in communication to =oursel% or ot!ers, C!et!er in relations!ip to =our Cor>, career, relations!ips, !ealt!, etc. is not Cor>in+ as an on+oin+ pattern, STOP7 9o >eep repeatin+ lon+ term patterns t!at donDt Cor> C!ile !opin+ %or di%%erent results is a practical de%inition o% Finsanit=.F 2t is absolutel= ludicrous to >eep repla=in+ t!e old movies o% !urt and pain in t!e t!eater o% =our mind. EasnDt once enou+!? 2tDs ludicrous because C!ile t!e %irst time it !appen to =ou, a%ter t!at %irst time you have been doing it to yourself! 2tDs =our brain doin+ it. 2tDs not !appenin+ Fout t!ereF an=more. 2% =ouDre still Catc!in+ t!at ?-rated movie, and =ou are t!e director o% t!e movie. Lualit= control =our t!in>in+, !i+!er %rames o% mind, belie%s, states, etc. &oes t!is en!ance m= li%e over t!e lon+-run? &oes t!is empoCer me as a person? &oes t!is ma>e li%e a part=? 9!is :ule Cill radicall= c!allen+e ever=bod= still C!inin+ over c!ild!ood ac!es and pains, %eelin+ li>e a victim to a %ailed marria+e or business, or blamin+ ot!ers %or t!eir lac> o% success. 9!is :ule enables =ou to live in a di%%erent Ca= and to pla= a di%%erent @ame? a more passionate and %erocious @ame, one C!ere =ou move out into li%e loo>in+ %or opportunities and ta>in+ ris>s and pla=in+ to =our stren+t!s. R2)* #2: R#%* U8 #$ 5'2! M#$: 4' *(',* A;"!* '< 4-* &",*% "ou #nly $et to %un "our #&n Brain if "ou have 'eta- &areness 3ver=bod= does not +et to run !is or !er oCn brain. 9!ere is one primar= condition %or +ettin+ to run =our oCn brain, =ou !ave to >noC t!at =ou !ave a brain to run and awareness o% !oC =ou are currentl= runnin+ it. 9!e brain creates %irst level FaCareness,F aCareness o% t!e Corld. 9!is is t!e consciousness o% animals and small c!ildren. Awareness of that awareness meta-awareness, moves us to a !i+!er level o% mind. 2% =ou donDt >noC t!at =ou are runnin+ =our oCn brain or how =ou are runnin+ it, t!en =our unawareness Cill be unconscious. 9!en =ou ConDt +et to run =our oCn brain. Iour ?rain Cill run =ou! 9!is :ule ou+!t to scare t!e !ell out o% out =ou! &oes it? 6nconsciousness means t!at =ou are not mind%ul o% C!atDs +oin+ on. 6se t!at as a cue. &o =ou ever scratc! =our !ead Conderin+ t!at? &o =ou !ave as>0 Be=, C!atDs +oin+ on !ere? E!= do 2 %eel t!is Ca=? E!= canDt 2 seem to +et a!ead?

E!= am 2 alCa=s runnin+ around in circles and never +ettin+ on Cit! t!in+s? 2 donDt >noC C!at came over meH 2 /ust %lipped out? 2 donDt seem to !ave control o% m= emotions. E!en :ule MJ sa=s t!at =ou onl= +et to run =our oCn brain C!en =ou develop metaawareness o% C!at =ouDre doin+, it posits awareness as t!e >e= condition. 9!is is a bi+ c!allen+e %or man=. 5ver t!e =ears man= !ave as>ed, FEould =ou /ust !=pnoti)e me and ma>e t!is problem +o aCa=?F 2 pla=ed t!at @ame %or aC!ile. 9!en 2 reali)ed t!e to$icit= in t!at attitude. 2tDs t!e Cron+ attitude i% =ou reall= Cant to !ave control over =our oCn li%e. 9!at attitude Cill not lead =ou on to personal master=. 9!at attitude indicates t!e %ailure to activel= participate in =our oCn li%e. And t!atDs C!= it !as to be re%used. 2n <7" and <* Ce >noC t!at t!e ma+ic is in t!e structure. 9!e structure o% an e$perience itsel% is the magic. 9!atDs C!= Ce model. Ee model e$perts to learn how t!e= do it. &o C!at? :un t!eir oCn brain Cit! re+ard to a speci%ic area ,sellin+, parentin+, relatin+, communicatin+, Cealt! buildin+, !ealt! and %itness, leaders!ip, etc.-. 5nce Ce >noC t!at, Ce >noC !oC to %ind the magic in an= %ield or e$pertise. 9!is e$plains C!= Ce do t!e >ind o% trainin+s t!at Ce do. Ee see> to teac! to t!e conscious mind. Ee Cant consciousness involved. *o C!ile Ce utili)e processes %or Cor>in+ Cit! %acets o% mind outside o% conscious aCareness, Ce %ocus on empoCerin+ people to run t!eir oCn brains Cit!out becomin+ dependent upon us. *o Ce %acilitate t!eir sel%-aCareness and e+o-stren+t! to loo> realit= in t!e %ace, and lau+!, and %eel %erocious. 9!is rule leads to various Guestions and orientations. E!at is t!e basic attitude t!at drives t!is e$perience? E!at %rame o% mind do 2 need in order to e$perience t!is orientation? BoC does !e do t!at? BoC can 2 adopt !er %rame o% mind about t!at? R2)* #3: *;"!* '< 1'2! F!",* R*<*!*$(#$. (ust Because "our Brain )ramed it *oes Not 'a+e it ,seful 2% =our brain %rames, and i% t!e %rames t!at =ou set create t!e @ames t!at =ou pla=, ta>e care C!at =ou re%erence and !oC. Ee all >noC people ,per!aps Ce !ave been suc!- C!o e$perience one or more ne+ative events in li%e and t!en ,to ma>e t!in+s Corse-, build their lives around that event. 9al> about a pro+ram t!at suc>s. 9!is is t!e structure o% sic> ma+ic0 Center =our li%e around a 9ra+ed=, Mis%ortune, or 2n/ustice! 9!is violates :ule MN %or t!e ?rain @ame. 2t is %ailin+ to consider t!is Ca= o% representin+ and %ramin+ t!in+s as totall= absurd. &ecided to build =our li%e around +reat events. Find ,or invent- Conder%ul re%erences t!at =ou can center =ou li%e around. E!at Conder%ul event could 2 build m= li%e around? E!at inspirin+ re%erent e$perience ,real or ima+ined- Could 2 li>e to commission at t!e center o% m= attention and %ocus? 2% 2 did, C!at else Could !ave to c!an+e? And C!at ot!er supportin+ ideas or belie%s Could enable me to %rame t!in+s t!is Ca=? E!at =ou re%erence, !oC =ou re%erence in terms o% t!e representation ric!ness =ou encode it in and C!at =ou set as =our +overnin+ %rames ma>es all t!e di%%erence in t!e Corld. 2t controls and +overns t!e @ames t!at =ou pla=. Are =ou pla=in+ t!e @ames t!at =ou Cant to pla=? 2% not, t!en ta>e a loo> at t!e entire re%erencin+ and %ramin+ seGuence and desi+n a more empoCerin+ one. As ever=t!in+ !abituates so do t!e neuro-pat!Ca=s and t!e internal processin+ o% t!e brain. E!en Ce !abituate a Ca= o% t!in>in+, an in%ormation processin+ st=le, or a direction %or sendin+ our brain, it eventuall= becomes our meta-pro+rams or sortin+ st=les. 9!is de%ines our current trance t!at or+ani)es our mind-bod= states. Frames become our so%tCare pro+rams or de%ault maps %or !oC to operate in an= +iven arena o% li%e. R2)* #4: L#.-4*$ U8 "$: /"=* L'4% '< F2$ ;#4- 5'2! !"#$ -f you don't en.oy the process/ you &ill get stupid.

BereDs anot!er rule in t!e ?rain Frame @ame. 2% =ou +et serious about t!in+s, =ou Cill +et stupid. *tupidit= is the occupational !a)ard o% +ettin+ serious about t!in+s. @ettin+ serious t=picall= undermines suc! +races as !umor, lau+!ter, en/o=ment, pla=%ulness, silliness, and ludicrousness. And =et t!ese are t!e savin+ +races t!at >eep us !uman. 9!ese are t!e savin+ +races %or bein+ real, bein+ spiritual, and bein+ aut!entic. 7ose t!ese and =ou Cill not be able to run =our oCn brain Cit! an= di+nit= or +race. 7ose !umor and lau+!ter and =ou loose perspective. IouDll even be+in to be seduced into pla=in+ t!e @od @ame, t!in>in+ =ou are per%ect ,or s!ould be-, >noC it all ,or s!ould-, and be ever=C!ere and do ever=t!in+ ,!ence, indispensable-. 2% an= o% t!at seems le+itimate, =ou are in dan+er o% +ettin+ stupid ver= rapidl=. <oC t!e stupidit= o% seriousness causes people to become sti%% and ri+id. 9!e= +et Fri+!tF ,or so t!e= t!in>-, t!en proud o% bein+ ri+!t. 9!at leads to stu%%iness, arro+ance, and t!e closin+ o% t!e mind. 2tDs a piti%ul t!in+ to see. Iet it !appens all too o%ten. Man= people pursue an advanced de+ree and t!en t!in> t!e de+ree bestoCs upon t!em an All8noCin+ness. 9!e= actuall= t!in> t!at t!eir ever= opinion is some!oC sacred and s!ould never be Guestion. &octors, educators, and bureaucrats o%ten %all into t!is %allac=. All o% t!is increases t!eir stupidit= because not onl= do t!e= not >noC it all, but t!e= cannot >noC it all, no one can, and i% t!e= did, it Could ma>e li%e less Cort! livin+. 9!e %un is in t!e pursuit. :i+id serious arro+ance ma>es t!ese people cloCns C!en it comes to ma>in+ a mista>e. 9al> about Catc!in+ a %allible !uman bein+ ma>e an ass o% !imsel%. Eatc! one o% t!ese people do somet!in+ Cron+. 9!e problem is t!at t!e= canDt be Cron+. 2tDs not alloCed. Iet t!eir pomposit= ConDt alloC t!em to simpl= sa=, F5ops. Missed t!at one.F 9!is :ule in t!e @ame o% :unnin+ Iour 5Cn ?rain sa=s =ou !ave to en/o= and deli+!t =oursel% in =our complete %allibilit=. Iour brain is %allible and t!at ma>es all =ou t!in> %allible, all o% =our emotions, speec!, be!avior, and actions. 2t is all Fliable to error.F &onDt /ust accept t!is, en/o= it. BoC eas= is it %or =ou to !ave %un Cit! it? 9o po>e %un at =our oCn silliness? 9o be ridiculous, ma>e a %ool o% =oursel%, bloC it, and still maintain all o% =our di+nit=? *erious people not onl= believe, t!e= believe in t!eir belie%s. 9!is is C!at ma>es t!em dan+erous. 9!at leads t!em to bein+ %anatical Ftrue believersF C!o !ave closed t!eir minds to t!e possibilit= o% bein+ Cron+. *uc! serious people never see t!e !i+! comed= o% t!eir ridiculous position. 2tDs t!eir lac> o% !umor t!at leaves t!em Cit! no perspective. *o it is !umor t!atDs our savin+ +race, t!at %rees us up, t!at alloCs us to li+!ten up and to >noC t!at all o% our mental mappin+ is /ust t!at?%allible !uman mappin+, at t!e best, t!e !i+!est t!in>in+ Ce can do at t!e moment. 7i+!ten up and en/o= t!e ride especiall= C!en =ou +et into a loop. 4ust %loC Cit! it. 2% =ou %i+!t it, i% =ou resist it, =ou add ne+ative ener+= to t!e loop. 9!e Guic>est and easiest Ca= out is parado$ical? Celcome it and en/o= t!e ride. 2tDs /ust a loop o% t!e mind. "la= Cit! it. #5: >**8 T*"(-#$. 1'2! !"#$ N*; T!#(?% Ies, your brain can ,and Cill- learn neC tric>s. Count on it. ?rains are alCa=s learnin+, t!atDs t!e +ood neCs. 9!e bad neCs is t!at i% =ou donDt ta>e c!ar+e o% what t!e= are learnin+, t!e= Cill learn tras!. *o in pla=in+ t!e ?rain @ame, aim to constantl= be teac!in+ =our brain more productive t!in+s. Feed it t!e best data available0 inspirin+ ideas, aCesome t!ou+!ts, empoCerin+ belie%s, and supportin+ understandin+s. 8eep codin+ and recodin+ t!e Cinema in =our mind so t!at =our internal Corld is dramatic, e$citin+, bi++er t!an li%e, %ull o% +race and love, poCer and ener+=, ma>e it alive and vital. Create one neC empoCerin+ %rame o% mind ever= Cee>?in a =earDs time =ouDll !ave OJ en!ancin+ %rames %or t!e Matri$ o% =our Mind. *et out on t!e e$citin+ adventure o% discoverin+, unpac>in+ and replicatin+ t!e strate+ies o% t!e e$perts. For+et FC!=F t!in+s +o Cron+ and people are stupid, %ocus on t!ose C!o are producin+ e$cellence and searc! out t!eir strate+=. Find out C!at movies are pla=in+ in t!e Cinema o% t!eir Minds. Find out all o% t!e cinematic %eatures t!at ma>e t!at movie so entertainin+ and t!e states and !i+!er level states it creates. A%ter =ou do t!at %or a =ear or tCo, =ouDll !ave !abituated t!e Movies o% t!e 3$perts in =our mind ... and bod= and emotions and li%e.

S2,,"!5 9!ereDs a neC @ame in toCn. 2tDs t!e @ame o% :unnin+ Iour 5Cn ?rain. <or does it ta>e a roc>et scientist to understand t!e @ame. Mostl= it ta>es sel%-aCareness, meta-awareness, and t!e Cillin+ness to !ave %un e$plorin+ !oC t!e brain creates t!e Matri$ o% Frames t!at t!en +overns t!e @ames o% our lives.

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