I've always believed that every one of us has a dual personality, often defined by the conscious and subconscious (aka unconscious). If anyone is familiar with Napoleon Hill's books, he addressed this separation and learned how to use it to his advantage...he would even speak directly and aloud to his subconscious.
Haven't we all done this when we tell ourselves "pull yourself together" or "act cool"? You might even use your own name "You can do this, John!" Whereas this is basically your conscious mind talking to your subconscious.
It sounds insane, but when you really pay attention, it's as if you have 2 separate entities living in your body. Your conscious mind is like a parent and the subconscious is like a child who needs direction and needs to be taught how to act.
Many of us function on "autopilot". In other words, we pass our thought processes and our actions over to our subconscious, while our conscious mind just relaxes...and jumps in only when alerted.
The conscious mind is the one that "knows better". It is the entity who reads the information on here, understands it and vows to apply it in his life. The subconscious, however, will often dismiss that information and just act how it's always acted. For example, the conscious mind tells us "don't cal the chick who dumped you" and during moments of daydreaming and relaxation, the subconscious steps in and starts thinking "maybe I should call that chick, maybe she's just playing hard to get and maybe if I wait any longer I will lose out..."
The conscious mind is less clouded by emotion and sees things more objectively, while the subconscious is deeply emotional and very indecisive.
The scariest fact about the subconscious is that it will do things to hurt you, or even destroy you...if you let it. It will feed you negative thoughts, it will fill you with stress, inflict depression, obsess over painful events of the past or worst case scenarios of a future event. It will make you nervous and ruin your chances of success. It can literally snap you out of the present moment, your physical environment and transport you to hell in an instant.
Now, just think how much more we could achieve if we can put our conscious mind in control more often, let it train and direct the subconsious to think positive and to behave constructively.
It's a documented fact that creative and imaginative people (artists, musicians, writers and so on) are more susceptible to depression, suicide and other mental issues than most. My theory is that's because they allow themselves to be controlled by their subconscious. And while that is a great source of creative inspiration, it is a very reckless way to live.
So by mastering our dual personality and giving our conscious minds more control over our lives, we stand to be more composed, more logic driven, more alert and focused, and generally more in control.
Next time you go through a bad break up or rejection, just pay attention to your behaviour...perhaps even keep a log. Watch how your subconscious and conscious mind battle against each other.
This is just a theory, but I'd be interested to hear everyone's take on it.
Haven't we all done this when we tell ourselves "pull yourself together" or "act cool"? You might even use your own name "You can do this, John!" Whereas this is basically your conscious mind talking to your subconscious.
It sounds insane, but when you really pay attention, it's as if you have 2 separate entities living in your body. Your conscious mind is like a parent and the subconscious is like a child who needs direction and needs to be taught how to act.
Many of us function on "autopilot". In other words, we pass our thought processes and our actions over to our subconscious, while our conscious mind just relaxes...and jumps in only when alerted.
The conscious mind is the one that "knows better". It is the entity who reads the information on here, understands it and vows to apply it in his life. The subconscious, however, will often dismiss that information and just act how it's always acted. For example, the conscious mind tells us "don't cal the chick who dumped you" and during moments of daydreaming and relaxation, the subconscious steps in and starts thinking "maybe I should call that chick, maybe she's just playing hard to get and maybe if I wait any longer I will lose out..."
The conscious mind is less clouded by emotion and sees things more objectively, while the subconscious is deeply emotional and very indecisive.
The scariest fact about the subconscious is that it will do things to hurt you, or even destroy you...if you let it. It will feed you negative thoughts, it will fill you with stress, inflict depression, obsess over painful events of the past or worst case scenarios of a future event. It will make you nervous and ruin your chances of success. It can literally snap you out of the present moment, your physical environment and transport you to hell in an instant.
Now, just think how much more we could achieve if we can put our conscious mind in control more often, let it train and direct the subconsious to think positive and to behave constructively.
It's a documented fact that creative and imaginative people (artists, musicians, writers and so on) are more susceptible to depression, suicide and other mental issues than most. My theory is that's because they allow themselves to be controlled by their subconscious. And while that is a great source of creative inspiration, it is a very reckless way to live.
So by mastering our dual personality and giving our conscious minds more control over our lives, we stand to be more composed, more logic driven, more alert and focused, and generally more in control.
Next time you go through a bad break up or rejection, just pay attention to your behaviour...perhaps even keep a log. Watch how your subconscious and conscious mind battle against each other.
This is just a theory, but I'd be interested to hear everyone's take on it.
