How Intellect Works Against Us

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mindstrengthbalance.substack.com“Present-day mental health practitioners have their heads firmly inserted in their assesand generally need more help than they provide.” — Kary Mullis (2022), Nobel chemist and inventorBias, prejudice, beliefs, and preconceptions describe ideas that color our thoughts and resist alteration. It is the definition of structure that it provides a way to fit things together, and by adopting some structure we’re inclined to resist change for two reasons. One is that thinking takes work, not just energy but effort. And the other is that the ideas we stick to are the ideas we like, encourage, or that define us. We display these ideas in public and repeat them to ourselves. We develop our prejudices intentionally...When something starts blinking yellow on the dashboard of your life are you going to pull over, fix the problem, and continue onward, or are you going to realize that the warning is not about your vehicle but your mind? Real change requires a fundamental change of mind; it requires an altered state.• Where Intellect Shows• The Downside of Too Little Emotion• What Are The Alternatives?• Humor and Disrespect• Groupthink and Community Support• Can You Remain Committed If You’re Alone?• Illness and Opportunity