“All generalizations are false, including this one.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We continually judge the whole only from the part that we are familiar with.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I was 7 years old I had a life altering moment with beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, beans, just stay with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I despised beans, like most children my age and I wouldn\u2019t succumb to any of the positive bean propaganda from my parents or family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day my grandmother sat me down told me to close my eyes and introduced my to the the best beans I had ever tasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excited, I quipped, \u201cwhat are these?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said, \u201cThey\u2019re beans baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But all beans are disgusting\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, why would you think that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t have a response to her question because my pretense was moronic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judging the whole solely from the part that I was familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I denigrated all beans due to my limited interaction with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We rob ourselves of amazing experiences when we lazily submit to generalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generalizations are when elements or pieces of a person’s perspective become detached from the whole and becomes a representation of the whole. For example, it is useful for us to be able to generalize from the experience of being burned when we touch a hot stove to a rule that hot stoves are not to be touched. But to generalize this experience to a perception that stoves are dangerous and, therefore, to refuse to be in the same room with one is ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While generalizations are important for our survival, they can be a big hindrance to our growth, maturity and how we see the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are a few of the triggers for an incoming generalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To check ourselves against this we just simply put a question mark at the end of the trigger word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can even add the words \u201cIs it really ___?\u201d to the trigger word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goal here is to ensure we obtain and retain an accurate picture of reality that isn’t clouded by our moronic generalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still hate most beans though, lol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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