If we don't question this, we cannot possibly master life...

At Mindvalley, we say we should question the culturescape and the brules, so...with that, consider this hypothetical discussion:

“How dare you question magical thinking!”   

“But isn’t this a university, a platform for inquiry and better solutions?”

  

“But, you A-hole, you’re questioning my cherished beliefs that are part of my identity/safety!”

“No, I’m questioning the basis for how they are brought about.  Choose whatever you choose, but I want you to choose well, for your greater benefit!”

“I’m suggesting that we ought to at least look at this and see how much it could change our lives and our personal power if we did really look at this with our greatest tool.

   

I’m suggesting that the path to mastery must include this or you can never live the potential life that you are capable of.

Consider this (excerpted from the linked piece I suggest you read):

“WE MAKE UP STUFF, SKIP THINKING STEPS, AND THEN...

1.  The "believing human brain" makes stuff up (there's an evolutionary reason why it does so)

2.  And then we believe it as truth (also for an evolutionary reason).

3.  And then it "skips steps", to take shortcuts (also for an evolutionary reason).

Yes, in certain things, this way of processing (in a "non-thinking" way)  works to our benefit, BUT... 

"FAIRY TALES" DO NOT ALWAYS SERVE US WELL...

...BUT often it works to our detriment - where it really matters!

For important stuff in life that doesn't fit caveman days, we must however not believe what is made up nor skip the steps to arrive at what to believe in and how to utilize it in our lives.

We cannot make good decisions nor manage our lives well based on bad facts and "non-thinking" (defaulting to primitive brain automaticity).

Don't fall into these traps!  Recognize them. Then correct the key beliefs (facts) that matter to what is true, using the higher brain in the process.  Then use reasoning to decide what to do and how to use the corrected means to getting what you want in life. 

Read the rest of this article...and consider how life changing this will be:

The Believing Brain - Know This! Or Be The Victim Of It For Life!