Article: Positive Thinking Sucks
Re-posted from Arno Ilgner's Rock Climbing blog
Re-posted from Arno Ilgner's Rock Climbing blog
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A common question I hear from climbers is: “How can I get rid of my negative thinking?” They believe negative thinking hinders their performance; they would like to replace it with positive thinking. Does negative thinking have to be changed into positive thinking? Or, should we move beyond negative and positive thinking altogether?
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What improves awareness? Negative and positive are two aspects of the same reality. They balance each other. If we ignore the negative and enhance the positive then we limit our awareness and understanding of reality. Positive thinking essentially says negative thinking is wrong; it needs to be changed into positive thinking.
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Positive thinking can be equated with rearranging the furniture in our minds. We don’t like the furniture in its current arrangement so we switch it around to what we do like. This does nothing for improving mental fitness or awareness. Developing awareness seeks to remove the furniture completely.
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The world is made of cycles. We cannot always think positively. Eventually negative thinking will exert itself to bring us back into balance. Don’t push out negative thinking or replace it with positive thinking. Instead, develop awareness by moving beyond negative or positive. We do this by redirecting our attention to the task in the present moment.
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Developing awareness requires that we see reality completely, not in a biased, positive or negative manner. Starting from a foundation of developing awareness allows us to take a step back and see both negative and positive aspects of reality. Doing this helps us assess risks better and take appropriate risks.
A common question I hear from climbers is: “How can I get rid of my negative thinking?” They believe negative thinking hinders their performance; they would like to replace it with positive thinking. Does negative thinking have to be changed into positive thinking? Or, should we move beyond negative and positive thinking altogether?
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What improves awareness? Negative and positive are two aspects of the same reality. They balance each other. If we ignore the negative and enhance the positive then we limit our awareness and understanding of reality. Positive thinking essentially says negative thinking is wrong; it needs to be changed into positive thinking.
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Positive thinking can be equated with rearranging the furniture in our minds. We don’t like the furniture in its current arrangement so we switch it around to what we do like. This does nothing for improving mental fitness or awareness. Developing awareness seeks to remove the furniture completely.
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The world is made of cycles. We cannot always think positively. Eventually negative thinking will exert itself to bring us back into balance. Don’t push out negative thinking or replace it with positive thinking. Instead, develop awareness by moving beyond negative or positive. We do this by redirecting our attention to the task in the present moment.
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Developing awareness requires that we see reality completely, not in a biased, positive or negative manner. Starting from a foundation of developing awareness allows us to take a step back and see both negative and positive aspects of reality. Doing this helps us assess risks better and take appropriate risks.
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