How to Re-Consolidate Old Beliefs and Memories

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In memory re-consolidation, the brain is activated with an emotional response. But it's also feeling or experiencing something that counters that reaction. And if you do that, then you get re-Consolidated with the new way of seeing things. So in a more realistic cognitive behavioral therapy, rewriting of the thought might be like, I'm not actually stupid, there's many things I'm good at and so on.

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What is non-self-coercion? What's so bad about coercing ourselves to do things we don't want to do? What is "the reconsolidation pyramid"? What are the differences between being heaven-oriented and enlightenment-oriented? What does it mean to scale trust?

Matt Goldenberg is the creator of Procrastination Playbook and the Head of Marketing at the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth. He spends his time meditating, helping people heal their emotional wounds, and working to prevent existential risks. Contact him via Twitter at @mattgoldenberg or via email at matt@procrastinationplaybook.net.

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