How Virtue Signaling Subtly Controls You
The article explores the psychological link between virtue signaling and control freak behavior, with the subtle nuance between the desire for approval and the desire for control.
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In modern society we tend to get stuck in set ways, blocking our ability to forward-think and create, so the first phase is to recognise and challenge our blocks and bias, and then we can start to build up our forward-thinking skills, adapt to change, and self-optimise better.
solution-led As humans we want to impact people, solve problems, create solutions etc., so first we need to get out of stifled, settled thinking, overcoming blocks or ingrained routines, and recognise and adapt to the modern societal challenges and changing times around us today and tomorrow. Rethink, restart, and embrace change and flexibility. Adapt to stifling mental blocks and modern societal challenges and changes around us today and tomorrow, from comfort consumerism, social media addiction, climate change etc. Why do we need to adapt?!
. When we are aware of the blocks in ourselves and to human progress (that hold us back) we can change them. Build a problem-solvers mindset through seeing the issues and then continuing to develop solutions. Human development process, waking up from blocks, human sustainability, ego-inequality, lost potential, becoming more aware. Move beyond ingrained blocks, biases, distractions, influences, conventions, and habitual routines. It's also challenging our 'comfort zone' (eating the frog), and running thought experiments to help us adapt, grow, and move outward.
We can sometimes go through life in a routine drone-like state caught by consumerism, social media, false expectations etc. We become attached to the idea that obtaining more will lead to freedom, which just makes us distracted, and even dictated, by the surrounding noise or influence.
We're hard-wired to act in specific ways to survive, to fit in, but as we seek safety in comfort we can become either unaware of or too afraid to challenge our potential, getting sucked deeper into ourselves. The result is lost potential as we aren't really awake towards life, rather our surroundings control us.'shake' off blocks. Learn to change to new chapters in life, flexible lives, make your own job, start afresh. It's not too late to change our life around, or to think differently. This stage helos us be aware and unblock ourselves, and start afresh, so we can think clearer moving forward in human development. Awake your potential, awake from slumber, rethink. see benefits
In modern society we tend to get stuck in set ways, blocking our ability to forward-think and create, so the first phase is to recognise and challenge our blocks and bias, and then we can start to build up our forward-thinking skills, adapt to change, and self-optimise better.
Why do we need to adapt?!
Learn to think differently,
Rethink and think differently bring fresh life Look at things differently.
Overcome blocks or ingrained routines, and recognise and adapt to the modern societal challenges and changing times around us today and tomorrow. Rethink, restart, and embrace change and flexibility.
someone genuine who listens to their ideas and pushes boundaries to make it all seem possible. be motivated to change. anti-fragility, a new mind, yellow thinking.We need help to uncover our creativity within, to push it out into the world, to be less stifled by fears, doubts, biases, influence and ingrained societal constraints and conventions. We lose our creative energy as we age, or we don't know how to bring it out. We need to learn how we can unblock ourselves and adapt to challenges and changes around us.
Find that spark within again. Rethink or unblock ourselves from limiting and stifling mental blocks, as well as adapt to the modern societal challenges and changes around us today and tomorrow. RethinkBe motivated to bring out your potential and bring fresh life into your thinking. Rethink, wake up, and unblock ourselves. Don't use it, then lose it. , Challenge our comfort zone each day and 'shake' off or rethink our fears, biases, habitual routines, and limited paradigms to tackle modern issues. We can sometimes go through life in a routine drone-like state caught by consumerism, social media, false expectations etc. We become attached to the idea that obtaining more will lead to freedom, which just makes us distracted, and even dictated, by the surrounding noise or influence.
We're hard-wired to act in specific ways to survive, to fit in, but as we seek safety in comfort we can become either unaware of or too afraid to challenge our potential, getting sucked deeper into ourselves. The result is lost potential as we aren't really awake towards life, rather our surroundings control us. Adapt to stifling mental blocks and modern societal challenges and changes around us today and tomorrow, from comfort consumerism, social media addiction, climate change etc. see benefits
The article explores the psychological link between virtue signaling and control freak behavior, with the subtle nuance between the desire for approval and the desire for control.
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With a more forward-thinking mind we can now channel it to work out what our vision is, regenerate ourselves, and look at possible future trends, scenarios, and innovations, and then match our vision to more impact-creating jobs, startups, solutions, and life.
Why do we need to innovate?!
Healinno (HEALthy INNOvations) helps you create your own job, with inspiration to healthier-minded startup ideas and from future needs, and brings out the ethical entrepreneur in us to shape a humanity-driven future world. It gets us thinking about what is needed whilst understanding that technology (AI) and future wants are only going to grow larger, so seeks balanced progression. Future-think & iterate innovative solutions to current & potential issues to help 'shape' a more ethical & sustainable world for humanity. see benefits
With a more forward-thinking mind we can now channel it to work out what our vision is, regenerate ourselves, and look at possible future trends, scenarios, and innovations, and then match our vision to more impact-creating jobs, startups, solutions, and life.
Why do we need to innovate?!
Consider the global issues we have, list problems we have, like noisy neighbours etc. and then suggest solutions. Like a warm suit for arthritis sufferers, a safer microwave etc. Review products or services working on these, and consider better systems to create that develop better services, such as a better QR code table system, or how to deal with poor phone help service or road backlogs etc. Help brands develop 'their' vision, plus work on social innovation projects to solve issues. Healinno (HEALthy INNOvations) brings out the ethical entrepreneur in us (create your own job) to shape a humanity-driven future world. It gets us thinking about what is needed whilst understanding that technology (AI) and future wants are only going to grow larger, so seeks balanced progression. Ideas that are changing the world. reviews innovative products, apps and services to modern issues. (products, apps, services. Future-think possible scenarios and build impact-creating jobs, startups and solutions. Consider trends, issues, and innovations that can shape or hinder a more sustainable, humanity-driven world. see benefits
We may think we are more creative alone or when in groups, but psychology teaches us the answer is something different.
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