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• 2 The law of irrationality

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• How are the deeply emotions dominating you?

  1. they make you veer(veer means; buigen) toward ideas that calm the Ego
  2. They make you look for evidence that confirms what you already want to believe.
  3. They make you see what you want to see, depending on your mood, and this disconnect from reality is the source of the bad decisions and negative patterns that haunt your life

• What would be the outcome when we are able to cultivate the power of rationality?

  When we cultivate the power of rationality we will realize our greatest potential

• 2.1 The inner Athena

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• How will man get the power of Rationallity ( think before acting)

  Through training and practice.

• What is the voice of Athena?

  A higher power that exists within me right now

• what is the reason why I am not connected to the Athena ( higer power)

  1. I am not connected with this power because my mind is weighed with emotions.
  2. I am infected  by all of the drama that others churn up
  3. I am continually reacting to what people give me
  4. I experience waves of excitement, insecurity, and anxiety that makes it hard to focus   

• What would happen when I don't have a rational standard to guide me?

  When I dont have a rational standard to guide me. What would happen is that my attention is pulled this way and that. And I will never quite reach the goals that I set.

• What is the first task ( step) to master the power of Rationality

  Looking at the emotions that are continually infecting my ideas and decisions.
  learn to question myself: why this anger or resentment? Where does this incessant need for attention come from

• What would happen when you start doing the step toward rationality by questioning myself?

  When I will take a better look at my emotions, my emotions will lose their hold on me, I will begin to think for myself instead of reacting to what others give me.

• What will happen when emotions tend to narrow the mind

  It makes me focus on 1 or 2 ideas that satisfy my immediate desire for power or attention. (these are ideas that will usually backfire)

• What can I do when I have a calm spirit

  1. When I have a calm spirit I can entertain a wide range of options and solutions
  2. I will deliberate longer before acting and reassess my strategies
  3. the inner voice will become clearer and clearer
  4. I will resent the distraction ( friends coming to me with their drama)
  5. I will apply my rationality capability to think past people
  6. My mind will become more flexible and resilient
  7. my mind will become clear and calm 
  8. I will see answers and creative solutions that no one else can envision.