Overcoming the Overcoming the Psychology of Psychology of Self-Self-DeceptionDeception::A 3-Step Framework for Developing Conscious and Progressive Thought in an Age of Illusion, Fantasy, Distortion and Deceit…

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Content Overview…Content Overview…Definition,

Concept and Foundation

Styles, Forms and Manifestations

Strategies, Tools, and Techniques

{Working {Working Definition}Definition}

“The unconscious TRADE-OFF between attention and anxiety…”

Self-Deception as a Societal Self-Deception as a Societal Norm…Norm…Part of the difficulty in

overcoming this lies in the fact that everyone is doing it.◦ (not only is it

unconscious; it’s also unapparent…)

Recommended Scroll:◦ Empire of Illusion by

Chris HedgesGet comfortable w/

making people UN-comfortable…

Forms and Forms and Manifestations…Manifestations…

Forms cont’d…Forms cont’d…

Strategy I: Strategy I: Radical Radical Honesty…Honesty…More then just

“morality.”◦ (there’s mental-science

behind this…)Recommended Scroll:

◦ Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton

“Integrity is a form of nutrition…”

Strategy II: Strategy II: Study Study PsychologyPsychologyPsychology gives

you a lens…◦ It’s not as complex

as you thinkExamples:

◦ Behavioral Science◦ Cognitive Biases◦ Evolutionary Psych.

Recommended Scroll:◦ Get Anyone to Do A

nything by David J. Lieberman

Strategy III: Strategy III: Master the Deep Master the Deep MindMind

It’s not spooky, it’s self-direction…

Recommended Scroll:◦ Think Right Now Intl

.’s Accelerated Success Condtioning Software

The subconscious mind is the totalitarian gov’t of how you think, feel and (consq.) behave…

ConclusionConclusionSelf-deception is both an

unconscious phenomenon AND a societal norm…

Overcoming it, therefore requires:◦1) knowing you’re in contrast with

society and building the self-esteem to handle that,

and◦2) understanding the subconscious

mind and gaining self-directing power over the that

aspect of thinking.This entails radical honesty,

learning psychology and mastering the deep levels of thought.

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