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Amadon's Articles in Attitude

  • Negative Beliefs - A Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Our beliefs shape our lives. They determine how we interpret what happened in the past, how we react to what happens in the present, and what we expect for the future. To improve our lives, we must upgrade our beliefs. Generally, our attachment to negative beliefs persists because we over-estimate the benefits and underestimate the costs of keeping them. This article walks through a liberating cost-benefit analysis of four common reasons for holding onto negative beliefs.