Sloppy creatures.

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It’s one of the biggest misconceptions around.

A real nasty motherfucker.

What I’m talking about?

The idea that life is logical, and that KNOWING equals control.

It doesn’t.

And we experience this misconception All The Time.

‘I KNOW that this guy is bad for me, but I just keep inviting him into my world again and again!’

‘I KNOW I should give up smoking because it ruins my health, but I just can’t stick to it.’

‘I KNOW there’s no use in worrying, but I do it anyway.’

‘I KNOW I am making all this up, but it feels bad just the same.’

‘I KNOW that I am not ultimately a flawed person, but I keep having these thoughts that tell me the opposite.’

‘I KNOW that my fear of this started when I was five, but how come that doesn’t help me?’

‘I KNOW that the future doesn’t really exist outside of my imagination, but the uncertainty paralyzes me just the same!’

And so on.

And on.

So why is KNOWING something so utterly unhelpful and unpractical most of the time, even though it seems so powerful and sensible when we consider it?