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Understanding and Interrupting Relationship Set Points
We have been tuned by evolutionary process to be guided by clues and to act automatically. To perceive the world more accurately takes time and effort. The way our brain interprets the world around us is through cognitive biases.[i] They are in our brains, little short cuts that help us act and not think. Discovering how these habits of thinking or set points work requires a disciplined effort. Without effort, it is difficult to bring objectivity and awareness into our lives. “Think for yourself” is a very dangerous idea. You can be outside the group’s way of seeing, but you may also be released from suffering.