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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Success and happiness are the result of qualitative changes in a person’s life. The main advantage of human in comparison with other living beings is his mind and complex psyche. With the change in a person’s thinking, changes in his life begin. However, there are mental traps that do not allow a person’s thinking to change. This article attempts to systematize 6 mental traps that correspond to the patterns of the Theory of Human Motivation 2.0 (THM 2.0 \/ see the list of references at the bottom of the article). This article is nothing more than an attempt to simply show mental traps, their qualities, their interconnection with each other, as well as mechanisms for getting out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 1. Irresponsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lowest development level considered when getting acquainted with THM 2.0 is non-existence. The next level is chaos. Chaos is better than nothingness because it exists. The first trap just corresponds to a person being in chaos or, according to THM 2.0, in the Adversity Pattern. In this state, a person is completely dependent on chance. The common quality of people in this pattern is the refusal to take responsibility for their lives, that is, irresponsibility. And indeed – if a person does not take responsibility for his life, then who will be responsible for it? – “Mr. Big”? Chance? Stars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaos in a person’s life is nothing more than irresponsibility, negligence and, as a result, the inability to develop and improve life. Irresponsibility is the first trap on the path of human development. And in order to get out of this trap, one needs to take responsibility for his life. The first thing that is needed in this case is discipline. At the same time, we should not forget that getting out of this trap requires significant effort, which can be observed when disciplining the life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 2. Fanaticism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Discipline requires will, effort and self-overcoming. It requires the introduction of certain rules of life and adherence to them. However, a situation may arise in which discipline becomes too strict. Undoubtedly, strict discipline is important in structures such as the army. But in everyday life, it can often become a problem. The fact is that nature likes to save money and if a person is \u201cfixated\u201d on discipline, then nature tries to do so that as little energy as possible is spent on it. That is why the brain likes not to think, since this takes energy, but to use template solutions. If the brain solves a problem without spending energy, it reinforces this behavior by releasing endorphins (pleasure hormones). Having become addicted to endorphins as an internal drug, a person will adhere to template solutions and eventually become a fanatic. It is necessary to take into account that nature supports fanaticism so that a person does not fall into the trap of irresponsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to fanatics, religious fanatics immediately come to mind. However, if one looks around carefully, he can find examples of fanatical attitudes towards money, technology, games, alcohol, work, etc. In THM 2.0, fanaticism corresponds to the pattern of religious-philosophical control. Religion and philosophy in this case allow one to justify fanaticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To escape the trap of fanaticism, one needs to abandon the template thinking and start evaluating each situation he finds himself in. Here it is worth mentioning the importance of so-called critical thinking, in which each decision is subject to mental criticism, and not justification. This includes a thought process that requires effort – something that the brain tries so hard to avoid. The experience gained during the previous “transition” and the skill of willpower will be useful here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 3. The Matthew Effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When assessing a situation, a person often begins to give preference to some worth. Well-known examples are money, career growth, popularity. Undoubtedly, a person should have worth, but if he begins to value something too much, a disproportion arises. Such a disproportion is represented by the so-called Matthew Effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Matthew effect is a phenomenon of uneven distribution of advantages, in which the party that already has them continues to accumulate and increase them, while the other, initially limited, is deprived even more and, therefore, has less chance of further success. This effect is manifested in such a well-known observation as the fact that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, which is described in the Gospel of Matthew by the quote (Matthew 25:29) “for to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” The term “Matthew Effect” was first proposed in science by the American sociologist Robert Merton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the THM 2.0 model, the Matthew Effect trap is that a person falls into the Pattern of Physical Control. Indeed, many manifestations of the Matthew Effect are associated with material values. Even the desire for popularity is essentially material, since in its depth it is associated with obtaining material benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way out of the Matthew Effect trap is, first of all, in the awareness of falling into it and the awareness that a certain worth has too high value. A well-known practice for escaping the Matthew Effect trap is to sacrifice part of the accumulated worth to others. Only by starting to give others part of the worth to which a person has an attachment does a person begin to gradually get rid of dependence on it and, as a result, begin to exit the Matthew Effect trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 4. Herd behavior<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Overcoming the Matthew Effect by giving a part of the worth to others develops and brings a person closer to them. At the same time, the influence of other people on this person begins to be felt. This effect has long been known to people and is expressed in such Russian proverbs as: “to live with wolves is to howl like a wolf”, “who you hang out with is who you will learn from”, “husband and wife are one Satan”, “tell me who your friend is and I will tell you who you are”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the THM 2.0 model, the herd behavior trap corresponds to the cultural control pattern. It should be taken into account that culture does not carry a negative connotation and performs an extremely important function of consolidating society. Likewise, the herd instinct itself is not something negative, since it carries a useful biological function of uniting individuals into groups. Only when culture or the herd behavior drive a person into a mental trap do they begin to act destructively. After all, any medicine in large doses becomes poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way out of the herd behavior trap is creativity. It is through creativity that a person can express his individuality, while remaining within the framework of culture and not breaking away from society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 5. Pseudo-progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creativity, among other things, leads to the development of technology. Technology has freed people from hard work and the dangers of the outside world. However, this has led to the fact that people often rely too much on it. For example, hoping that modern medicine can cure serious diseases, a person stops leading a healthy lifestyle. The same is true in education – having access to the Internet and unlimited amounts of information, a person stops self-education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, technology, being the most useful phenomenon for humanity, can at the same time lead to the trap of pseudo-progress. In this trap, a person considers himself progressive and developed, although in fact progress is outside of him. According to the THM 2.0 model, a person in this case falls into the Pattern of Technological Control. Here it is also worth remembering the tracking of people’s activities by surveillance cameras, in which control over trust in people is transferred to technology. The threat to humanity from artificial intelligence is nothing more than the transfer of control over thought processes to technology. But does human himself develop?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way out of this trap is, first of all, to disassociate oneself from technology. Here the skill of concentration becomes necessary. Concentration helps to understand who a person is and that technology is something external.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trap 6. Illusions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Concentration and disidentification with technology allows one to escape from the trap of pseudo-progress. Disidentification with technology can lead to disidentification with the real world and “falling into the world of illusions” (i.e. illusory perception of the world). According to the THM 2.0 model, the trap of illusions corresponds to falling into the Pattern of Illusory Control. Here it should be taken into account that a person in this pattern is controlled not by something external, but by his own perception of the world as something limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To escape from the trap of illusions, it is necessary to open up to the world as fully as possible. Here it is necessary to mention the complete acceptance of the world. At the same time, the world should be accepted as boundless and incomprehensible. Accepting the world as limited will lead to its perception as something inconsistent and contradictory (if the world is considered as a limited and, accordingly, closed system, then, according to G\u00f6del’s incompleteness theorems, it is internally inconsistent and contains contradictions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The practical value of the presented information is that with the help of a well-designed coaching session, one can make a couchee understand that he is in a certain mental trap, and also understand how to get out of it. For training concentration, the corresponding meditation practices will be useful. For openness to the world, spiritual practices are suitable. The volume of this article does not allow the author to describe spiritual practices in detail, but it is obvious that getting rid of illusions directly leads to wisdom. It was not easy for the author to describe the latest mental traps in simple language and he hopes that he succeeded in doing so in the best possible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above reasoning can help in understanding the phenomena of spiritual development. For example, the concept of God as something limitless and incomprehensible is very useful in the practices of opening up to the world and getting rid of illusions. It should be mentioned that according to THM 2.0, the Pattern of Philosophical-Religious Control corresponds to the mental trap of fanaticism (which must be gotten out of before engaging in spiritual practices) and has nothing to do with spiritual practices aimed at openness to the world. These short reflections allow us to understand what fanaticism is and what spirituality and wisdom are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to those discussed, there are other mental traps that the reader can learn about on the Internet. For the sake of simplicity, this article has included only the main ones that correspond to THM 2.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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