UNLEARNING Is A Must-Do In Life
All along, we have been preaching and pushing for LEARNING, pitching that LEARNING IS A LIFELONG PROCESS. Very true indeed. BUT when did we realize that UNLEARNING Is A Must-Do In Life as well? Oh, surely you have your fair share of people you admire for their respective SUCCESS STORIES, right? Next thing, figure it out, WHAT do they have in common? They doubled down on habits, behaviors and actions that made all the difference to their goals. True, UNLEARNING has its negative connotations. However, it DOESN'T mean you are NOT that smart or capableπππUNLEARNING is letting go of OLD assumptions, beliefs, patterns, habits and thought patterns that NO longer serve you at all. And rather than remaining stagnant in our OLD WAYS, why DON'T we invest our time in building new ones that are more aligned with WHO we want to be. To quote Anthisthenes, the great Greek philosopher, 'THE MOST USEFUL PIECE OF LEARNING FOR THE USES OF LIFE IS TO UNLEARN WHAT IS UNTRUE"πππIn fact, I'm hoping I DON'T need to do a 'hard sell' to you my dear reader this 3 PHASES of LIFE because this encapsulises the LEARNING Cycle in our life. UNLEARNING here means taking a NEW look at something and seeing differently [compared to how you see it in the past]. That becomes an essential process of developing a more profound wisdom and self-awareness. And, when you beef it up with the 'right mindset', UNLEARNING can lead to much greater SUCCESS ahead in your lifeπ΅π΄π·Frankly, what exactly should we UNLEARN? Primero. That NEGATIVE SELF-TALK. How we talk ourselves can significantly impact our confidence and self-esteem. NEGATIVE SELF-TALK can hold us back. Let us replace that NEGATIVE SELF-TALK with positive affirmations to further build and boost our self-confidence. Segundo. COMPLACENCY. It's easy to become complacent when things are going well. However, being too comfortable can prevent us from taking risks and even pursuing opportunities. Try to start challenging yourself and push yourself outside of your comfort zoneπππ
The old cliche tells us that as we mature in age, we eventually mature even as a person. BUT have you heard one with low self-esteem during the university days and a decade after, that self-esteem has dipped farther? OR that alcoholic during his teens and these years as a grandpa, he has evolved to be a 'hard core' alcoholic? Indeed, UNLEARNING IS A MUST-DO in life❗❗❗