A person can change their own thoughts. A person cannot change another person's thoughts directly. Changing an internal thought is easier than changing an external person.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person can change their own thoughts.
A person cannot change another person's thoughts directly. Changing an internal thought is easier than changing an external person.
A person can imagine the other person's voice in their own mind. This is like having an 'internalized parent' or 'internalized critic'. The argument then happens inside the person's own head. It is easier to change one's own thoughts than to change another person's thoughts.
A student often hears their parent's critical voice in their mind. The student feels bad about their schoolwork. The student realizes this voice is an internal thought. The student can then work to change this internal thought, rather than trying to change the parent's actual words.
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