Shift Your Perspectives to Solve Your Problems
Perspectives have a great impact on our lives. And, on how we communicate with people around us. Here’s the impact of perspectives on your life and your relationships.
Perspectives — those lenses through which we all see the world. Yet, we each wear different, unique lenses that are the only edition in the world, customized just for us.
This story is from two books: “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey, and “How Emotions Are Made“ by Lisa Barrett.
Barrett tells us that, according to neuroscience, perspectives are built based on past experiences, the environment we come from, our upbringing, and the culture into which we were born.
Covey highlights two key thinking paradigms: the traditional “Character Ethic” and the more contemporary “Personality Ethic.” The “Character Ethic,” popular from 1776 up to WWI, centers around core values like integrity, humanity, and justice. On the other hand, the “Personality Ethic,” which took hold post-WWI, zeroes in on aspects like public image, attitudes, and skills, along with a Positive Mental Attitude (PMA).
These paradigms are quite different at their core; the first is about building genuine…
