Cognitive dissonance, the narrative fallacy , confirmation bias, rationalization, the resistance, defense mechanisms, evolutionary strategies, repression - A good chunk of what we want, what we're pulled to, what 'feels right' is motivated by things other than us. So it takes a lot of hard work and hard questions to examine your life through a critical and detached lens. To break the cycle of impulse and indulgence. To become someone who's in control of themselves, the direction that they go and the choices that they make.
"Our decisions should be made on the basis of what's most healthy, not what will satisfy me the quickest. Live with integrity and a clear sense of right and wrong. Consider consequences. Listen to the inner voice of your instinct as carefully as a doctor checks your heartbeat." Dr. Drew Pinsky Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again
It takes a lot of self discipline and practice to identify what's really best for ourselves. It's hard for people our age to not act on impulse and to think long term.
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