Accepting New Ideas

Written by Tony McGlinn


Much ofrepparttar time when a new idea comes to us, we handle that idea and move on, without ever becoming consciously aware ofrepparttar 128500 process. Duringrepparttar 128501 times when we are consciously aware ofrepparttar 128502 process of handling a new idea, we often reject that idea without understanding why we rejected it, or sometimes without even understanding that we did reject it.

How can this be?

To understand this, let's briefly review a few ofrepparttar 128503 mechanics of how our minds work. When a new idea comes to us, it comes into our conscious mind. It can be as a result of our own thinking, or it can be from an outside source. Immediately, and sometimes beforerepparttar 128504 new idea is even properly formed, our subconscious mind starts to evaluate that idea.

Now this evaluation is happening in our subconscious mind. That means that we are not consciously aware of it, but it is happening anyway.

So how does our subconscious mind evaluate an idea, sometimes beforerepparttar 128505 idea is complete, and without us being aware that this is going on. To understand this we need to understand a characteristics of our subconscious mind.

Our subconscious mind has no ability to reason. If that is so, how can it evaluate a new idea. Well one way is to ask itself, does this new idea fit with what I already "know". If it does, thenrepparttar 128506 new idea will not be immediately rejected. If it doesn't thenrepparttar 128507 subconscious mind will send a message torepparttar 128508 conscious mind to say that this new idea doesn't fit. Usually at this point,repparttar 128509 conscious mind will believe whatrepparttar 128510 subconscious mind is saying to it, and rejectrepparttar 128511 idea.

There are a number of problems with this. What ifrepparttar 128512 information thatrepparttar 128513 subconscious mind is evaluatingrepparttar 128514 new idea against, is wrong?

A common example of this is when a new idea comes into our conscious mind, and our subconscious mind starts to evaluate it. The subconscious mind says, "I already know that". Now that "I know that" message is sent torepparttar 128515 conscious mind, and what happens then?

Can You Become A Better Friend After Taking A Friendship Quiz?

Written by Brian Fong


Q. Does a friendship quiz really work?

A. That depends upon what results you are seeking from a friendship quiz. If you are seeking to learn how to become a better friend, thenrepparttar real results are found more in understandingrepparttar 128498 lessons that are hidden inrepparttar 128499 question rather than trying to pickrepparttar 128500 right answer. In fact, ifrepparttar 128501 friendship quiz is well designed,repparttar 128502 answer to each question will be very apparent without even having to guess.

There are certain well-defined traits that make a person a good friend, and there are other "variable" issues that get thrown intorepparttar 128503 mix.

Some ofrepparttar 128504 well-defined traits include loyalty, honesty,repparttar 128505 ability to listen, andrepparttar 128506 ability to understand your friend's feelings. A friendship quiz should give you a way to measure whether or not you have those traits.

These kinds of well-defined traits are easy to work into a friendship quiz. What's not so easy arerepparttar 128507 "variable" traits that I mentioned. For example, knowing when to "butt out" of your friend's business is a trait that no friendship quiz can measure. Likewise, knowing when to say "No" to a friend's request is another vague concept that no friendship quiz is likely to be able to quantify.

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