Psycho-Cybernetics Book Review Flashcards
(21 cards)
What must your built in success mechanism have?
Your built-in success mechanism must have a goal or “target”.
How must your conceive of this target?
This goal, or target must be conceived of as “already in existence… right now” either in actual or potential form. It operates by either steering you to a goal already in existence or by “discovering” something already in existence.
What does it mean to be teleological?
Teleological means something operates or is oriented to “end results” or goals.
What is the means to arrive at your goal?
Is there a step by step?
Don’t worry about it. Your built in automatic mechanism will supply the “means” when you supply the goal. Remember what happened to Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy moved his feet towards Notre Dame. Everything else fell into place.
What about mistakes or temporary failures?
Do not be afraid of these. Mistakes are temporary. Your negative feedback will get you back on course. Trust it. Feedback works.
How do you learn a skill?
Skill learning is accomplished by trial and error. You are a human being, a mammal, you learn by doing, by being a little off target and admitting yourself to yourself to get back on track. Keep your baby steps baby steps. Correct as soon as you can.
What about anxiety and concern?
You must learn to trust your creative mechanism to do its work and not jam it by being overconcerned. You must let it work, not make it work. This trust is necessary because your creative mechanism operates below the level of consciousness and you cannot know what is going on beneath the surface.
You creative mechanism to know what is happening is _____.
spontaneous
Your creative mechanism operates spontaneously according to present need. You have no guarantees in advance. It comes into operations as you act. Do not wait for proof. Act as if it is there, and it will come through.
What is the human’s “Success Instinct”?
Creative imagination.
Imagination rules the world.
You can imagine your future says Henry J. Kaiser.
Go forward. Make a mistake.
Continually correct to get back to your clear imagined goal… just like Rudy did.
What happens to a correct response?
A correct response is remembered for future use.
What works, why it does and how to do it.
Seems like you need to take time to really visualize what you want your future to be.
Make the time.
Contemplate.
Think it through.
Believe, see yourself already having accomplished your vision.
How to get the answer to how?
What must you assume?
You must assume the answer is already somewhere.
Once a scientist attacks a problem which he knows has a solution, he is 50% closer to the answer.
Can an unhappy, failure type person develop a new self-image using pure will power alone.
No!
There must be some grounds, some justification, some reason for deciding the old picture is in error, and that a new picture, a new image is possible.
Remember: your vision of yourself is your preview of your life’s coming attraction. Make time to justify this new image!
What is the nature of your creative mechanism?
The nature of your creative mechanism is to act spontaneously according to present need.
- It comes into operation as you act
- It comes into operation as you place a demand on it by your actions
- You must act as if it is there and will come through
- You must trust your creative mechanism
Do the thing in your minds eye and you will have the power. Think it through. Imagine that positive outcome.
What does your nervous system react to?
Your nervous system reacts appropriately to what you think or imagine to be true. Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a real experience. Regardless of real experience or imagined experience, it reacts to what you give it from your forebrain.
What happens when a subject is convinced of something?
When a subject is convinced of something to the extent that they believe it to be true, they feel and act that way. So, be careful of what you tell yourself about yourself. Endeavor to be upbeat… I can do this!
Mental pictures, positive images drive your train.
You act and feel according to the image your mind holds of what you are capable of.
How do you act and feel to things?
You at and feel to the image your mind holds of what is happening. In other words, your image inside your brain tends to do the interpretation of what is happening.
So, be careful of a distorted or unrealistic mental image concerning yourself. Maybe you can do it after all!
What is rehearsal practice?
Rehearsal practice helps you to ad lib and react spontaneously to whatever situation you find yourself in… because you have practiced spontaneously. Select the right role… the role of a successful person.
How to see yourself with an ETF in the morning.
Watch the 1minute and 5 minute signals. Get a gist of what is happening from the morning calls. Have the number of shares to buy in sight. When the buyers show up, go ATM.
You must have a clear mental picture of the correct thing before you can do it successfully.
Get ready, get set for the early morning trading. You can always bring a laptop to school as well.
