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So often people believe something because everybody else believes it. This is known in psychology as SOCIAL PROOF. But social proof is not always accurate. When people are not sure what to do, they look to others for guidance... Using social proof is a great way to limit your life—to make it just like everybody elses. Some of the strongest social proof that people use is information that they get from experts. But are experts always right? Think about our healers throughout the years. It wasnt that long ago that the most up- to-date doctors believed absolutely in the curative properties of leeches! And in our own generation, doctors gave pregnant women a soothing-sounding medication for morning sickness—Bendectin, which sounds like benediction—which turned out to be linked to birth defects. Of course, these doctors were prescribing this drug because the drug companies—pharmaceutical experts—gave them certainty that this was the finest drug available. Whats the lesson? Trusting experts blindly is not well-advised. Dont blindly accept everything I say, either! Consider things in the context of your own life; does it make sense for you? -Tony Robbins
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:47:42 +0000

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