We are currently bombarded with information, mostly information on social networks, TV blogs, etc. We think that fame is equal to credibility. When we see a famous person, or someone with many followers saying something, we tend to think that this information is correct. All of this information is usually superficial, fragmented, never complete, and often contradictory. And that gets in the way more than it helps.
We cannot confuse information with knowledge and knowledge and wisdom.
Knowledge is the information worked on, studied according to the correct methods, and reworked by thinkers and scientists who constantly refine this knowledge, always based on studies and facts, consistent with reality and the world we live in.
Wisdom is life-based on knowledge. To eliminate suffering, increasing happiness and quality of life.
And the goal is to be tomorrow, a little wiser than you are today, and this is done through the study and application of knowledge.
Many people want to change and make a lot of effort to do so; however, due to the lack of correct information and the abundance of wrong information that is very disturbing, this person has a lot of difficulties, and as a consequence, this person fails a lot, makes a lot of mistakes.
All of these frustrations lead to a path of passivity and giving up. There is a brain circuit that makes two things happen in the face of this frustrating situation. This brain circuit makes you anxious, afraid, withdrawn, cornered, and frightened by what can happen in your life. The second factor is passivity, the unwillingness to do anything, the total withdrawal. And this is due to the neurotransmitter called serotonin.
There is a false theory that we need 21 days to change a habit; that theory was created more than 60 years ago by a plastic surgeon called Maxwell Maltz, where there is no scientific study, only a person's personal opinion. There is also a concept where it takes 66 days for a person to adopt a new habit. This study was carried out in 2009 by the University of London, a study with only 96 people, and concluded that it takes 66 days on average. However, some people created a habit in 18 days, and others in 254. In other words, there is a giant distance, with this number 66 cannot be taken into account.
Conclusion. Take care of what you read, hear and see.
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