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1. Powerful Mental Skills

2. When I was younger, I used to do a lot
of backpacking.

3. It kind of forced you to be very careful
when choosing what to bring.

4. Some things were AWESOME to have
with you, but they were heavy.

5. So you had to spend a lot of time
choosing.

6. Since you're carrying all your stuff on
your back for a week or so, you want
to make sure it's not weighing you
down.

7. Once I had to take my then girlfriend
to the airport.

8. I showed up at her house and she had
three HUGE bags.

9. Clearly, everything has its advantages
and disadvantages.

10. This goes with pretty much everything.

11. Even the basics of human biology has
costs.

12. Sure, it's great to get energy from
food. But finding it can suck, especially
if you're a caveman. And you're being
chased by a tiger and you have to stop
use the caveman toilet, it's not so
convenient.

13. In economics they have something
called an "opportunity cost."

14. Which means whenever you decide to
do something, you're subconsciously
choosing to NOT do a bunch of other
things.

15. You can go out and hang with your
friends, but you might miss out on
some amazing TV shows!

16. You could agree to an exclusive
relationship with that girl or guy
you've been seeing, but that means
that EVERYBODY else on earth is off
limits.

17. You could buy that cheeseburger for
$2, but that means you're also
deciding that everything else on earth
that's also $2 is not what you want.

18. Of course, when you're eating that
delicious cheeseburger, you're not
focusing on what you DON'T have,
you're focusing on what you DO have.

19. If our brains weren't pretty good at
this, we'd NEVER be able to decide
anything.

20. Then again, a lot of times we over
think things.

21. Instead of focusing on a positive
outcome, or even a likely outcome, we
allow our caveman brains to come up
with the WORST outcome, and then
use THAT, however UNLIKELY it is, to
define our actions.

22. That's the problem with having such
quick thinking brains.

23. Sure, they help us decide lickity-split,
but we can also send ourselves on
horrible mental loops.

24. Being able to manage your own brain,
and manage the thoughts you think
and HOLD is a POWERFUL skill to have.

25. For example, what if you were to
imagine the BEST POSSIBLE outcome
when you were considering doing
ANYTHING, and you had the skill to
ONLY think about THAT? Would that
make taking action a lot easier?

26. Of course it would!

27. This is the power of holding a frame.
Of not being knocked off balance by
reality, other people, or even your
inner caveman (or cavewoman).

28. It IS a skill, which means you MUST
practice.

29. But when you do, you'll be pretty
pleased with yourself.

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