“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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Expecting Fairness in an Unfair World
Monkeys care a lot about fairness as well. Check out what happens when one monkey isn’t given equal pay.
When we lived in tribes, being treated fairly or unfairly could have meant the difference between life or death. If I gave you some meat one day and you didn't repay the favor next week, I could starve. Of course, in today's world, that would never be the case but we still get very worked up if others or life doesn't treat us fairly. From a philosophical perspective, we all know that "life isn't fair," but our caveman brains still get upset when someone cuts us off in traffic or we get stiffed with paying too much of the bill. During our caveman days, our anger would have served a purpose as we could call out the offending party. Whoever screwed us over, would never treat us unfairly again because we would literally see them for the rest of their lives. However, in today's world, someone could steal your money or run off with your husband and you might never see them again. You would then be left with your anger and no place to direct it. So it then becomes important in today’s world to let your brain in on the secret; that your anger might not be as useful as it once was. Demanding fairness may have helped us to live in a small tribe, but it's screwing with our emotions in the modern world. So as you try to navigate the unfairness that will inevitably befall you in life, remember to set realistic expectations of what is and isn’t possible for you in today’s world.
FACT: 99% of human’s time as a species we have lived in hunter-gatherer tribes.
TAKEAWAY: The brain is programmed to survive in tribal societies and is not always equipped to deal with the stressors of modern-day life.
Mindstrength Conclusion
As the program comes to an end, I just wanted to thank you for putting in the effort to complete this project. I’m sure the program hasn’t always been the easiest to fit in, but I truly hope it was been worth your time. If enjoyed the program you can always take it again at a later date or there is the option to keep the structure of the program going by using the “extended scorecard” located at the footer of this website. The extended scorecard is a tool that keeps the structure and accountability of the challenge without the self reflections and written content, etc. In closing, thanks again for playing along and please recommend the program to your friends or family if you think they would benefit from it!
FACT: Research has shown that if you write down an idea your’e twice as likely to remember it. This process is called “dual coding” and is the main concept behind checklists.
TAKEAWAY: When you write something down the brain places the information in two spots, your linguistic and motion centers, thereby making it harder to forget and easier to accomplish.
“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”