Comments on: Putting an End to All or Nothing Thinking

By: Mikeachim

Mikeachim — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:54:27 +0000

Excellent stuff – and this is a biggie. A massivey, in fact.

That’s the problem at the heart of our Western ways of thinking. It’s all in terms of dichotomies. If you’re not a winner, you’re a loser. And so on. We like our opposites – and so they spill over into the way we think.

But the entire world is always between opposites. Always. And unless we really, truly *get* that – as this post nicely shows – then we’re going to have all sorts of problems.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:06:18 +0000

Jarrod, you make a great point. Thanks for bringing it back to action–actually living–instead of just thinking about living.

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:34:41 +0000

Sara, this was excellent. It’s an interesting take on the slippery slope. You do have the choice to eat just one sinful meal once in a while or to leave a party. We always have a choice. I think some people who do not have good self-control need to be more careful about falling off the wagon. I personally have incredible will-power and I can make a decision to each just one, but I know others who struggle with it more. Overall I really like the approach though and I totally agree that everything in life is not black or white – including everything we say on our blogs.

By: Jarrod - Warrior Development

Jarrod - Warrior Development — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:52:59 +0000

I have recently been considering how to go beyond the grays of life, a world I find full of could’s, should’s and maybe’s.

Action without thinking.

By: Good Reads: Not A Morning Person But I Like The Morning : Domestic Cents

Good Reads: Not A Morning Person But I Like The Morning : Domestic Cents — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:40:10 +0000

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