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Hi, is the question of whether or not self development is possible a little too vague? There are many ways promoted to achieve self development, but most genuine ones appear to require a better control over the mind. Is there any technique to gain more control over the way we think. I think Meditation is something that can increase mind power, which may be proportional to the ability to develop these skills. Any more suggestions on this???

Hi there

There are lots of ways to gain more control over how we think. Being aware is one of them. We think so much that most of the time we're not really aware of it. For example, if you watch the news you will most likely be aware that there is a lot of "doom and gloom" on there right now. Same in newspapers. It can make you feel very pessimistic. So you can choose not to watch it or at least not watch it too much and you can choose what you believe in it. You can use affirmations to help you think how you want. Or you could use visualisation. Or there's NLP. But for the most control over how you think you probably need to look at combining your conscious and subconscious mind as your subconscious is responsible for 95% of our thoughts and actions. There are lots of different ways to do this too. Hope some of this helps.

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In my view self development is not only possible, but an obligation. If we allow our "selves" to be determined by the anxieties and expectations of others, are we really a person?

I also believe it is incredibly hard to learn to base one's decisions and actions more on best thinking and less on anxiety.

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