Chapter 1 - Best Book On Studying: The Trap
Chapter 1 - Best Book On Studying: The Trap
Chapter 1 - Best Book On Studying: The Trap
Studying
Goals and purpose breathe meaning into life. Goals and purpose form the psychological
underpinnings of our individual lives. Theres power in purpose, as is shown in this
excerpt:
We cannot have deep and enduring satisfaction unless we have self-worth. We cannot have self
worth unless our lives are an earnest attempt to express the finest and most enduring qualities
that we are aware of.
Crowd psychology.
Heres how Gustave LeBon, a French social scientist, described crowd
psychology:
The most striking peculiarity presented by a psychological crowd is the following: Whoever
be the individuals that compose it, however like or unlike be their mode of life, their occupations,
their character, or their intelligence, the fact that they have been transformed into
a crowd puts them in
Dont let crowd psychology rob you of your independence or rob you of your freedom
to think and decide individually. In sum, preserve yourself as a sovereign individual
so that, for better or for worse, you are the ruler of your career and destiny.
CHANGE
Always will. Accept it. Accept the fact that people and
situations are always going to be changing throughout
your life. Fighting change is like swimming
against the current in a river. Youre so busy
trying to keep your head above water that you never
get a chance to see or enjoy whats on the bank. The
quicker you accept the fact that everything will change,
the quicker you can get out of the water. You can sit on
the bank, relax for a moment and evaluate your
surroundings. In a life thats always too short, you can
then decide how best to spend your remaining time.
This brings up the other thing you can always count
onthe God-given, human ability to make choices.
Through changes in your thinking, your actions and your
lifestyle, you can choose to live your life in a state of
unhappiness or in a state of happiness. Its totally up to
you. Although it was several decades ago, I remember
sitting at my desk in Mrs. Bengers firstgrade class back
in Friona, Texas. Above the chalkboard there were two
large handwritten signs. One read, Act the way you
want to be and soon youll be the way you act. Its
probably one of the more lasting lessons Ive learned in
life thus far.
Act the way you want to be and soon you'll be the way
you act.