A false understanding of the human mind, even if it makes you feel good, cannot bring you true happiness.
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You Can Have Anything
You can have anything in life if you believe in it. That’s why I’m still waiting for my three-headed unicorn that poops ice cream…I just have to believe harder!
The Power of Self-fulfilling Beliefs And How They Really Work
In psychology, there is a concept known as a self-fulfilling prophecy which describes how certain beliefs can influence our actions in a way that makes those beliefs actually come true. It’s an example of the positive feedback loop between beliefs → behaviors → outcomes.
The basic idea is that our beliefs have a real affect on the world we live in. We all have a map of reality in our heads about how the world works. These beliefs thus affect how we respond to the situations we find ourselves in, which then influences the results we get in life.
High School Is Not Reality
Like some of you here, I had a tedious and painful experience in high school.
Maybe you never really found your group of friends. Maybe you never found yourself doing well on exams. Or maybe you didn’t get along with your teaches or principal.
In many ways, high school can be like a prison. Most of us are forced to go every Monday-Friday, for 6-7 hours a day, for 18+ years of our life. That is a lot of to be wasted doing things that may not have been very productive or satisfying.
Whether or not you are had a good or bad experience in high school, the most important thing to remember is that high school is not reality.
Once you graduate, things change. The world changes. Your perspective changes. Your values change. Your relationships change. Your habits change.
While attending high school, it may seem like the only reality there is. But in fact it’s a very small phase when compared to the broader scope of your life.
So if you are having (or had) a bad experience in high school, keep in mind that there is a very good chance things will get better for you as you grow older and explore new people and new opportunities.
It’s now been almost 6 years since I graduated, and my life has improved dramatically since then. I discovered that a lot of the things I “learned” in high school weren’t exactly true, but I needed more time and experience before I could discover these things for myself.
