Whether it is in business or in relationships,
we have strongly held beliefs and
opinions on certain matters.
When someone has a different
opinion on these issues,
first we start logically arguing our case
or dismantling the other persons case
When that does not work
which is most of the time
we get emotional and
maybe hysterical and
soon a conversation degenerates
into an argument where
each person’s sole interest
is to get the other person to their viewpoint
Once we are in the thick of an argument
We rarely ask ourselves
“Does this issue really matter to me?”
Nowadays people are ready to “unfriend”
someone on social media
if they don’t agree with
their political or religious beliefs
Do we want to be surrounded only by cheer leaders?
Whether relationships or business,
no one really knows
what is going to happen (future) or
what really happened (past)
We are meaning making machines and
we give meaning to every situation
to every event
based on the coloured lenses we wear
In relationships or business,
the best way to settle an “argument”
is to test it live in a situation
Yoga calls this Direct experience or Pratyaksha
and this is given the highest importance in knowledge
Whenever you find yourself
in a conversation
ask yourself
“How can I test this in a live situation?”
and then test it
Let life or the market decide
whether something is true or not
If you can’t test it, then,
there is a high chance
it is a belief and
not a verifiable fact
which means it is an assumption or conclusion
and all assumptions or
conclusion are perceptions
For business, click on the links below for
why you need a testing mindset and
how to build a testing mindset
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Today,
Ask yourself
What will you test
to get direct
experience
for something you believe in strongly?