Are your instinctive responses working for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most often (80% of the time as per one research quoted by Richard Boyatzis,<\/strong> American Psychology Expert) we operate from what we know and rely on our past internalised knowledge rather than gathering inputs from our senses from the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our instincts are useful to help us survive in dangerous situation but are they serving us in our daily life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hans Rosling in his book #<\/s>\u2018<\/strong>Factfulness<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think<\/em> quotes extensive research to share how even the most accomplished, educated and even those incharge get it wrong when it comes to estimating how bad or good things are in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#<\/s><\/strong><\/a>Factfulnes<\/strong>s<\/s>s<\/strong> explains how our instinctive programming leads us to exaggerate situations, read in-between lines(erroneously) and distort how we view the world, others and ourselves. Our personal perspective further magnifies the problems and how we react to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We get caught in the web of our own making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do this in our everyday interactions, in our relationships, in facing challenges and in every turn in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our instinctive evaluation of any negative information emanates from our fear for our survival and we tend to view the post modern dilemmas with the emotional repertoire developed for facing dangers of the primitive times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how are you mitigating your fears and regulating your instincts for better interactions, better relationships and better living?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time you are overwhelmed or feeling insecure, check the facts first…maybe the feeling will pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May we all live to learn and do better each day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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