Ali Baba, Deja Vu And Cognitive Fusion

20th Feb 2010 | Leave a remark Ali Baba, deja vu and Cognitive Fusion OK, this is a bit bizarre but tonight I learnt something from a fairytale. Ever since I arrive in Al Ain I’ve had the most acute, life-like, surreal sense of deja vu. Every night time (properly, most nights) I go for a run around the block and get the most unbelievably powerful feeling of deja vu. Sometimes we don’t recognise the original event, but I am taken back to my childhood and specifically the feelings of worry, confusion and curiosity I obtained from reading Ali Baba and the forty Thieves . It’s one thing about the smell (goats and oil) and it’s one thing in regards to the temperature (heat, cloying) and it’s something in regards to the moon and the mosques (plenty of crescents). But something from lengthy, long ago is activated every night and I get the same feeling. Why is that this signficant? Well, I suppose it isn’t actually. I simply thought it was fairly strange. But it does present one thing. Language, (on this case a guide learn to me when I was very you ng,) can evoke emotions that are real, and these emotions can re-floor years later with nice energy. So imaginary occasions can bring real, lifelike emotions, after which certain contextual cues can, years later, re-evoke these feelings and trigger me to feel new, real-life emotions usually with out even understanding why. If I am not aware of those ideas and emotions â€" something known as fusion â€" I can easily get hooked away from my values. Language has the ability to form emotions and emotions over whole lifetimes. Thoughts and feelings echo down the ages. And if a few of these emotions aren't welcome, we're likely to base our behaviour on avoiding these feelings somewhat than responding to the actual state of affairs. This can happen without us absolutely understanding how or why. These processes â€" fusion and avoidance â€" are key drivers of stuckness and career paralysis. And out of nowhere this is what Ali Baba taught me tonight. Career Change Tags: Career paralysis, cogn itive fusion, Experiential avoidance Your email handle will not be printed. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This website makes use of Akismet to cut back spam. Learn how your remark data is processed. « The Five Great Myths of Career... Joshua Bell and the death of p... »