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There are two systems of thinking[1]:
- System 1, which is fast, reflexive, without self-awareness, and emotional.
- System 2, which is slow, deliberate and conscious, and rational.
System 1 is the default and hard to change. System 2 needs to be deliberate.
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Personal responsibility (#1) is about accepting that controlling our reactions is our own responsibility.
Controlling Emotional response is about trying to maximize usage of System 2 in startling situations
references
- [1]: Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Khaneman
Between what happened to him, or the stimulus, and his response to it, was his freedom or power to choose that response.
~ Stephen R. Covey about Viktor Frankl, 7 Habits of highly effective people