Comments on: Was This My Idea, or Am I Being Brainwashed?

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By: Maria Gajewski

Maria Gajewski — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:11:39 +0000

@Jeff – Thanks for mentioning the book. I haven’t seen it yet. Will have to give it a read.

By: Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:01:15 +0000

Funny you bring this up, I just re-read the “Influence: The Pshychology Of Persuasion” by Robert Cialdini who goes into great detail on how we are influenced by others to the point where we believe our ideas are our own when they have really been engrained in us over a period of time.

His book is great to understand the factors in persuasion for marketers AND as consumers to understand how we are influenced to believe and act in certain ways.

Jeff

By: Nassorn

Nassorn — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:50:14 +0000

Hi Maria,

Great post.

I keep remind to myself that “Life is a Learning Journal” especially learn to know our ownself. It is endless learning if we willing to moving on, growing inside.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Maria Gajewski

Maria Gajewski — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:12:22 +0000

@Alec – your suggestion is a great integrity check. I think it’s important to stay flexible depending on circumstances, but having some idea of your values and their consequences is a great help.

@Evelyn – it’s great that you were able to find support through the blogging community! It seems that many of us are doing the same thing.