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Tag Archives: groupthink
WORSE THAN GROUPTHINK? GROUPFEEL
Worse Than Groupthink? Groupfeel Groupthink is people accepting the same set of ideas, and voicing them in the same way. Groupfeel is when these ideas go deeper and infect attitudes, causing subtle emotions; the result is that each individual learns … Continue reading
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LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Living Outside The Box Living outside the box, we are constantly shocked that anyone would want to live inside the box – a construct of the hive mind. The hive mentality, also known as groupthink, relies on mass decision-making. Others’ … Continue reading
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR LIFE?
What Are We Doing With Our Life? Is it precious, or mundane? We have the ability to realise that we are the wisdom of all enlightened beings who have transcended the hive mentality. Hive mentality, also known as groupthink, is when … Continue reading
RELIGION V SPIRITUALITY
Religion V Spirituality Religion is the form, while spirituality is the means. Although religions attempt to be spiritual, they cannot stop being hierarchical organisations where people have titles, with different ranks or positions depending on how important they are to … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, compassion, form and means, groupthink, religion, spirituality
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BELIEF IS AN INFECTION
Belief Is An Infection Belief is an infection,and it’s surprising how quickly we catch itand pass it on to others. This subversive activity happens in every encounter, and supersedes our original nature of pure consciousness; we lose our empathy through … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, groupthink, Meditation, mind contol, opposing views, REALITY, silent awareness
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BELIEF IS GROUPTHINK
Belief Is Groupthink Being told to believe the opposite of what we can see is groupthink. Belief is acceptance of something without proof, under the guise of knowing. Just saying, “I believe it’s true”, is still a belief, an opinion, … Continue reading
FLOUNDERING IN GROUPTHINK
Floundering In Groupthink Flounder: struggle clumsily in mud or water; struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion of not knowing. Groupthink: the practice of thinking as a group, typically resulting in unchallenged, poor-quality decision making. When we adopt a way of thinking by just imitating others, we lose … Continue reading
WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, AND UNIQUE
We Are All Different, And Unique We aren’t a group thing. Our approach to anything is individual, due to our backgrounds of confusion, doubt and ignorance. These are, in fact, good things: they are our path to enlightenment when we … Continue reading
FEELING GUILTY
Feeling Guilty Friction can cause heat or light. If there is no feeling of understanding or empathy, we’re in the wrong group. Communication is difficult, if not impossible. 🙂 This situation is excellent, and we have no reason to feel … Continue reading
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‘JOBSWORTHS’ = GROUPTHINK
‘Jobsworths’ = Groupthink = limitations = fear = lack of empathy Jobsworth: Anyone who upholds petty rules, even at the expense of humanity or common sense. This comes from the saying, “It’s more than my job’s worth to break the rules” – which is to … Continue reading
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Crimes Against Humanity Large-scale events, whether natural or otherwise, create a cause and effect which seems to downgrade, limit and restructure society. We can see this happening now, and our recent history amplifies this. The powerful want more power and … Continue reading
WHAT IF YOU ARE NOT A GROUP PERSON?
What If You Are Not A Group Person? It’s easy to claim that one is an ‘ungrouper’ … Merely saying, “I don’t belong to any group”, doesn’t mean we are not a type. We are all types. To find out … Continue reading
GROUP THINK
Group Think A group cannot free itself from the prevailing culture, so members cannot be independently-minded. Ultimately, we have to drop everything. An individual may ask, “Am I deluded?” A group will not ask, “Are we deluded?” A delusion is … Continue reading
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