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Core Competency of Thinking Traps mental agility
An MRT skill that identifies and corrects counterproductive patterns in thinking
Thinking Traps
through the use of mental cues and critical questions.
overly rigid patterns in thinking that can cause us to miss critical information about a
Thinking Traps
situation or an individual
What are thinking traps? patterns in our THOUGHTS
Are thinking traps hard to change? Yes
A thinking trap where you believe you are certain about a situation despite having
Jumping to Conclusions
little or no evidence to support it.
What is the mother of all thinking traps? Jumping to Conclusions
The thinking trap where you are assuming that you know what another person is
Mind Reading thinking or expecting another person to know what you are thinking; blocks
communication; often found in close relationships
The thinking trap where you believe that you are the sole cause of every problem
Me, Me, Me
you encounter; perfectionism; feeling of guilt and apologizing
The thinking trap where you believe that the other people or circumstances are the
Them, Them, Them
sole cause of every problem you encounter; victim mentality; blame game
The thinking trap where you believe that negative events are unchangeable and that
Always, Always, Always you have little or no control over them; time (always going to be an issue); leads to
helplessness
The thinking trap where you believe 1)you can judge one's worth or character based
on a single event (character assassination) 2) that what caused the problem is going
Everything, Everything, Everything
to negatively effect other areas of my life; scope=wide range of impact; leads to
helplessness
What are the two most toxic thinking traps? Always, Always, Always and Everything, Everything, Everything
How do we avoid thinking traps? Mental Cues and Critical Questions
Jumping to Conclusions: Mental Cue and Slow down: What is the evidence for and against my thoughts?
Critical Q
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, Mind Reading: Mental Cue and Critical Q Speak Up: Did I express myself? Did I ask for information?
Me, Me, Me: Mental Cue and Critical Q Look outward: How did others contribute?
Them, Them, Them: Mental Cue and Critical Look inward: How did I contribute?
Q
Always, Always, Always: Mental Cue and Grab control: What's changeable? What can I control?
Critical Q
Everything, Everything, Everything: Mental Get specific: what is the specific behavior that explains the situation? What specific
Cue and Critical Q area of my life will be affected?
Thinking Traps are common It is common to fall into a Thinking Trap particularly when stressed
Thinking Traps narrow our field of vision They often lead us to miss important information
Notice patterns What are the patterns in the Traps you fall into?
When do I use the skill of Thinking Traps? When the perspective of the situation is biased by your own Thinking Traps
The MRT skill allows us to identify and evaluate core beliefs and core values that fuel
Detect Icebergs
out-of-proportion emotions and reactions.
1) Emotions or Reactions are out of proportion to what you're thinking in the Heat of
the Moment
When do you need to detect an iceberg?
2) Your emotion or reaction confuses you. There's a T-C disconnect
3) You notice strong thinking trap patterns
By using "WHAT" questions
1) What is the most upsetting part of that for me?
How to we identify an iceberg?
2) What does that mean to me?
3) What is the worst part of that for me?
4) Assuming that is true, what about that is so upsetting to me?
1) Do you still believe/value this iceberg? Is it overly rigid?
2) Is it getting in the way in some situations? What specific actions would you take if
you were to change it?
Once identifying an iceberg, what should
3) How can you change your emotions and reactions to make these types of
you think about?
situations go better for yourself and others?
4) Is there a more direct conversation you need to have with someone and what the
conversation is about?
Stop when your beliefs help to explain your Consequences (Emotions and
Detect Icebergs: The "AHA" moment
Reactions)
Icebergs can create Thinking Traps Sometimes an iceberg push us into one or more Thinking Traps
WHAT NOT WHY QUESTIONS "What" questions leads to depth; "Why" questions lead to defensiveness
What is the core competency of Detect self-awarness
Icebergs?
The MRT skill of accurately identifying what caused the problem and identify solution
Problem Solving
strategies
a tendency to search for information that confirms one's strongly held beliefs; it is
Confirmation Bias
hard to change our minds
VELCRO EFFECT We stick to the evidence that support our beliefs
TEFLON EFFECT We let slide the evidence that does not support our beliefs
Is the Confirmation bias in our awarness? No
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