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Author: SeanSean Date: Sep 7, 2008 06:43
What is self-DDD?
When we deceive, delude or deny to our self, we mislead our self, we
misrepresent or disown what we know to be true, we lie to our self, we
refuse to acknowledge that which we know. In Vital Lies, Simple Truths,
Daniel Goleman notes that we do not see what it is that we do not see,
because:
The mind can protect itself against anxiety by diminishing awareness. This
mechanism produces a blind spot: a zone of blocked attention and
self-deception. Such blind spots occur at each major level of behaviour from
the psychological to the social. (p. 22)
Psychological blind spots create a not-knowing about something. However, in
order for a system to recognise what to avoid, deny or mislead, it has to
maintain knowledge of what it knows to be true. In other words, deceiving
our self requires that we both know and not-know something. This apparent
paradox is one of the keys to understanding how self-DDD operates.
The delightfully ambiguous title of Stanley Cohen's book highlights that
States of Denial are equally as evident with nations as with individuals:
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Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Sep 7, 2008 07:39
On Sep 7, 11:43Â pm, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:> What is self-DDD?
> When we deceive, delude or deny to our self, we mislead our self, we
> misrepresent or disown what we know to be true, we lie to our self, we
> refuse to acknowledge that which we know. In Vital Lies, Simple Truths,
> Daniel Goleman notes that we do not see what it is that we do not see,
> because:
>
> Â The mind can protect itself against anxiety by diminishing awareness. This
> mechanism produces a blind spot: a zone of blocked attention and
> self-deception. Such blind spots occur at each major level of behaviour from
> the psychological to the social. (p. 22)
>
> Psychological blind spots create a not-knowing about something. However, in
> order for a system to recognise what to avoid, deny or mislead, it has to
> maintain knowledge of what it knows to be true. In other words, deceiving
> our self requires that we both know and not-know something. This apparent
> paradox is one of the keys to understanding how self-DDD operates.
>
> The delightfully ambiguous title of Stanley Cohen's book highlights that ...
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Author: SeanSean Date: Sep 7, 2008 20:00
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On Sep 7, 11:43 pm, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:
> What is self-DDD?
> When we deceive, delude or deny to our self, we mislead our self, we
> misrepresent or disown what we know to be true, we lie to our self, we
> refuse to acknowledge that which we know. In Vital Lies, Simple Truths,
> Daniel Goleman notes that we do not see what it is that we do not see,
> because:
>
> The mind can protect itself against anxiety by diminishing awareness. This
> mechanism produces a blind spot: a zone of blocked attention and
> self-deception. Such blind spots occur at each major level of behaviour
> from
> the psychological to the social. (p. 22)
>
> Psychological blind spots create a not-knowing about something. However,
> in
> order for a system to recognise what to avoid, deny or mislead, it has to
> maintain knowledge of what it knows to be true. In other words, deceiving ...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 7, 2008 23:29
On Sep 7, 6:43 am, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:> What is self-DDD?
> When we deceive, delude or deny to our self, we mislead our self, we
> misrepresent or disown what we know to be true, we lie to our self, we
> refuse to acknowledge that which we know. In Vital Lies, Simple Truths,
> Daniel Goleman notes that we do not see what it is that we do not see,
> because:
>
> The mind can protect itself against anxiety by diminishing awareness. This
> mechanism produces a blind spot: a zone of blocked attention and
> self-deception. Such blind spots occur at each major level of behaviour from
> the psychological to the social. (p. 22)
>
> Psychological blind spots create a not-knowing about something. However, in
> order for a system to recognise what to avoid, deny or mislead, it has to
> maintain knowledge of what it knows to be true. In other words, deceiving
> our self requires that we both know and not-know something. This apparent
> paradox is one of the keys to understanding how self-DDD operates.
>
> The delightfully ambiguous title of Stanley Cohen's book highlights that ...
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Author: SeanSean Date: Sep 8, 2008 01:50
> On Sep 7, 6:43 am, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:>> What is self-DDD?
>> When we deceive, delude or deny to our self, we mislead our self, we
>> misrepresent or disown what we know to be true, we lie to our self, we
>> refuse to acknowledge that which we know. In Vital Lies, Simple Truths,
>> Daniel Goleman notes that we do not see what it is that we do not see,
>> because:
>>
>> The mind can protect itself against anxiety by diminishing awareness.
>> This
>> mechanism produces a blind spot: a zone of blocked attention and
>> self-deception. Such blind spots occur at each major level of behaviour
>> from
>> the psychological to the social. (p. 22)
>>
>> Psychological blind spots create a not-knowing about something. However,
>> in
>> order for a system to recognise what to avoid, deny or mislead, it has to ...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 8, 2008 21:46
On Sep 8, 1:50 am, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> Interesting but do you think this ability is learned, instinctual, or
>> a bit of both?
>
> Both. Like eating. Keep it in balance and it works well. In all things
> extremes of experience tend to create extremes of naturally balanced inner
> activity.
>
This sounds reasonable.
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Author: SeanSean Date: Sep 10, 2008 21:01
Hi Immm... catching up,
"Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Sep 8, 1:50 am, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:> "Immortalist" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> Interesting but do you think this ability is learned, instinctual, or
>> a bit of both?
>
> Both. Like eating. Keep it in balance and it works well. In all things
> extremes of experience tend to create extremes of naturally balanced inner
> activity.
>
This sounds reasonable.
S: THX, i can be when i choose to be. Other times there's always a good
reason for my unreasonablness. :-0
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