Comments on: Stinking Thinking: Do These 8 Patterns of Limited Thinking Apply to You?

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By: Alex Fayle

Alex Fayle — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:39:48 +0000

Great list, but I would add one more which is the opposite of filtering, and that’s having no focus. I easily get distracted by the newest shiny idea and my thinking gets all muddled.

Cheers,
Alex

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By: Bhavika

Bhavika — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:49:03 +0000

Indeed, excellent piece! It actually says about the things running in todays generation. I find the terms and definitions very interesting. I would pass on this article in my organization for the betterment of the individuals.
It will definitely lead to positive way of thinking and evaluate the bad situations in better positive way.

Cheers,
Bhavika

By: Overcoming Lifes Obstacles

Overcoming Lifes Obstacles — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:11:24 +0000

Love the article. I used to have a problem with #1, generalization. It’s amazing how much better you begin feeling once you break the habit of saying “always” “all” etc.
Learning to say “sometimes” etc gives you a positive attitude adjustment.

By: Stephen Martile

Stephen Martile — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:01 +0000

Love #8 – Shoulds

You totally hit the nail on the head when you said,

“And you are just as hard on yourself.”

A personal pete peeve of mine. People ’should’ on themselves all the time. Should this and should that. Stop shoulding everywhere.

By: Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah)

Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:30:03 +0000

“We are what we think; as we desire so do we become! By our thoughts, desires, and habits, we either ascend to the full divine dignity of our nature, or we descend to suffer and learn.”- J. Todd Ferrier

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:17:24 +0000

I see myself having a sprinkling of these and when they happen, I’d usually end up feeling negative. It takes a change in perspective or reframing my mind to realise that I have been stuck and to free myself with these limiting thoughts.

Great article!

Thanks for sharing,
Evelyn

By: Ari Koinuma

Ari Koinuma — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:51:04 +0000

A fascinating read — I saw my own habits in several of the analysis, and I must agree that they can get me in trouble sometimes.

I’m a person who likes to figure out patterns and systems, so overgeneralizing is certainly one of my faults. I see just a few case studies and assume it applies to the universe.

That said, I think in terms of communication, sometimes we have to make bold statements, knowing that we are overgeneralizing. I’m just talking about the use of language and not the belief itself here, but words like “may” “sometimes” really weaken statements and don’t get the point across. So I would argue that while such thinking and beliefs, especially when done unaware, are dangerous, sometimes in communication we have to bring out the big, bad, bold definitive statements to convey our conviction and significance of the meaning.

ari