Actualized.org - Self-Help, Psychology, Consciousness, Spirituality, Philosophy Self-Deception - Part 3
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Jan 29, 2018 Exploring self-deception in decision-making, professions, and spirituality. Challenging rigid categories and authority bias. Rethinking human progress and diverse brain perspectives. Unraveling layers of self-deception for personal growth.
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Career Creates Conflicts Of Interest
- Leo uses a tobacco CEO example to show how livelihoods create blind spots and resistance to evidence.
- He admits Actualized.org also creates pressure to favor truths that don't harm his business.
Double Standards Protect Group Ego
- Double standards permeate politics, science and spiritual schools because loyalty to a group protects ego and identity.
- Most spiritual techniques fail broadly, but schools hide failures via cherry-picking and excuses.
Research Your Own Transformation
- Do personal investigation and treat yourself as a researcher rather than expecting others to prove everything to you.
- Be willing to try techniques seriously and long enough instead of half-assing short experiments.