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Hypnosis. The Psychology of Magic. Learning Games. Body Language. Memory. Subliminal Messages. Deception. Dreams. The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight. The Misconception: You celebrate diversity and respect others’ points of view.

The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight

The Truth: You are driven to create and form groups and then believe others are wrong just because they are others. Source: “Lord of the Flies,” 1963, Two Arts Ltd. In 1954, in eastern Oklahoma, two tribes of children nearly killed each other. The neighboring tribes were unaware of each other’s existence. You Are Not So Smart. Mind Matters. Fixing Cognitive Distortions. Cognitive distortions have a way of playing havoc with our lives.

Fixing Cognitive Distortions

If we let them. This kind of “stinkin’ thinkin’” can be “undone,” but it takes effort and lots of practice — every day. If you want to stop the irrational thinking, you can start by trying out the exercises below. 1. Identify Our Cognitive Distortion.