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Originally posted by Streakfury What about mental conditioning? I mean, is it possible to alter the way you think and react in certain situations? Everybody has a unique personality, and as such, would react to any given circumstances in a different way. But lately I've noticed that there are aspects of my personality that I'd rather change, and I've been wondering whether it's actually possible. I don't want to lower the tone of the topic, but take the example of getting into a fight, for example. I've had a couple of years of training in a martial art, and so I know I could easily defend myself should the need arise. But having said that, it's not in my nature to be violent. Not at all. While I'm at university, I live in quite a rough town, and so there's a definite possibilty that I may end up having to defend myself, but if my naturally calm personality stops me from fighting back shall we say, that could put me at a disadvantage to say the least. So is it possible to alter my personality/character to become slightly more aggressive for example? I know that there are products on the market such as CD's that you listen to while you sleep, which condition you to stop smoking or boost your confidence etc, but do they really work?

if i didnt believed in the concept of mental conditioning, i would not have started this topic

the more objectively you analyse every situation in your life, the more you are capable of changing your response each situation.

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That's probably true, but sometimes you dont have time to take a step back and analyze the situation as much as you'd like to. So how would you go about changing the way you instinctively act to a certain event? Usually, it's your instincts that kick in, but if it's your instincts that you want to change, is it even possible?

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Originally posted by Streakfury That's probably true, but sometimes you dont have time to take a step back and analyze the situation as much as you'd like to. So how would you go about changing the way you instinctively act to a certain event? Usually, it's your instincts that kick in, but if it's your instincts that you want to change, is it even possible?

i dont know how much time other people need, but i myself only need a small fraction of a second.

if it takes you longer, maybe you ought to simulate the event and train yourself to respond to it the way you want to instead of the way you are programmed to.

simulation and repetition.

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Originally posted by Psy-T i dont know how much time other people need, but i myself only need a small fraction of a second.

Well yeah, I guess. But don't you ever find yourself in a situation of any kind (for example, maybe you're on the phone, or you meet a friend that you've not seen in a while) and later on you think to yourself "damn, why didn't I say that/do that?!". I always do, so it'd be nice to be able to train my mind to think before I act. Easier said than done though, I suppose.

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Originally posted by Psy-T simulation and repetition.

Yeah it's worth a try. Although when you think about how many different situations you're likely to be put in, you cant possibly "prepare yourself" for them all, which is why I'd rather change the way my mind works altogether.

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Originally posted by Streakfury Well yeah, I guess. But don't you ever find yourself in a situation of any kind (for example, maybe you're on the phone, or you meet a friend that you've not seen in a while) and later on you think to yourself "damn, why didn't I say that/do that?!".

nope

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Originally posted by Streakfury Yeah it's worth a try. Although when you think about how many different situations you're likely to be put in, you cant possibly "prepare yourself" for them all, which is why I'd rather change the way my mind works altogether.

you can prepare yourself for the events you're worried about, i dont see any reason to deal with *every* situation.

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Originally posted by Psy-T does self evolution (on a mental level) occur?

Yes Derleek, it does. However, it only occurs when one makes a conscious decision to bring about change for their own well being.

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if it does occur, are everyone capable of controlling their evolution to the same extent i can?

Everyone has the capbility to do so, it's just the question of the desire. One can claim that they want to change all they want, but until their will truly takes over, it is all talk. In order to evolve, we must make sacrifices and committments. Without such things, there is no evolution.

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can it really be counted as evolution? meaning, will the traits we strive to develop pass to our offspring? will the ones we eliminated dissapear from our lineage?

Some of them maybe, but due to outside influences some habits and traits are picked up along the way. Everyone is indeed their own person. Are you like your parents? Probably not. (Thank goodness I don't want children )

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on a physical level, does our diet and our developed physique pass on to our offspring?

Sometimes... depends on your childs taste preferences, and again, outside influences. But overall fat people breed fat children and slender people likewise breed slender children.

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if we can impact evolution... how far can we take it? for instance, on the mental side, do we have any limits on how far we can change it? (not necessarily within the confines of one generation)

Depends on how far you're talking about.

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