Prashant Patel

• We map the world, ourselves included

• Map is not the Territory

• The map is not all the Territory - it is bound to leave out things on Territory

• Maps are self reflexive - ie map maker may pretend to transcend the map but he is affecting the map making

Depressive Realism : Depressed people have a more accurate view of the world because they’re more realistic about how risky and fragile life is. The opposite of “blissfully unaware.”

…..This blend of happiness and peak performance is sometimes referred to as flow, which is what athletes and performers experience when they are “in the zone.” Flow is the mental state you experience when you are so focused on the task at hand that the rest of the world fades away.

Our ‘mind design principle’ for new and more successful mental habits is thus a simple one: because thinking is self-talk, talk and thought are linked. To change patterns of thinking, change patterns of talking.

An informed world view, or personal orientation, can be derived from the neurological, linguistic and behavioral consequences of acknowledging the inevitable limitations of both differences and similarities

Lofty Questions : Instead of affirmation like "I am experiencing Abundance" - ask specific question - "Why I am experiencing Abundance". Why I am able to write well so easily? …Create several lofty questions in a very specific and holistic way and ask your brain daily