# Your Mind Has Been Trick... ! [ rw-book-cover] (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1797953774742380544/rmXuMwct.png) URL: https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313761390579890 Author: @itsdangoldfield on Twitter  ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > Your mind has been tricking you your entire life. > This controversial monk spent 66 years proving it. > The 4-step subconscious process controlling your thoughts (and how to destroy it): 🧵 >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313761390579890)) > At just 26 years old the monk, Buddhadasa, spent 3 years in total solitude training his mind. > But when he started teaching what he learned, the monastic order didn’t like it. > They wanted people to follow superstitious rules. > But Buddhadasa wanted to help people with real problems…<video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885289130591981568/pu/pl/Nk68Y7ES9cRXbLg7.m3u8?tag=12&v=7e8" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885289130591981568/pu/vid/avc1/360x270/JJr1l5oDCtsCCOAk.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885289130591981568/pu/vid/avc1/480x360/LU-A8ZYpUQsLbAG5.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885289130591981568/pu/vid/avc1/640x480/c5CGyw2fmvVx9LIe.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313764775391266)) > He was on a mission to end: > • Overthinking & anxiety > • Self-doubt & negative self-talk > • Laziness & purposelessness > • Underconfidence & validation-seeking > • Distraction & addiction > • Fear & worry ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313766801256475)) > Buddhadasa explained how the mind creates those negative states with the concept of dependent origination. > Modern psychotherapies like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction are based on that same concept. > Let’s break it down… >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313769137451504)) > Step 1 - all suffering begins with 3 subconscious assumptions: > • Thinking happiness comes from outside ourselves > • Thinking of ourselves as separate from one another > • Thinking things will last forever > These assumptions lead us to a dangerous habit… ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313771465306371)) > Step 2 - We spend a lot of time: > • Wanting things we don’t have > • Fearing the loss of things we do have > • Missing things we used to have > We’re always restless, searching for “more” and “better”. But it gets worse… ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313773264683242)) > Step 3 - as we chase our desires, we become attached to them: > Instead of just enjoying video games, we identify as a “gamer”. > Then if we don’t get to play for too long, we have to deal with the worst part of this whole process… ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313774904619479)) > Step 4 - have you ever watched the clock at work, wishing it would go faster? > That’s dissatisfaction: resistance to “what is”. > And the buddha said it’s the basic problem of human existence. > Dissatisfaction will ruin your life if you let it… ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313776683012348)) > Dissatisfaction is the cause of: > • Substance addiction > • Workaholism and burnout > • Codependent relationships > • Overspending and gambling > • Feeling you’re never “enough” > • Overthinking and decision fatigue > • Cycles of boredom and overindulgence ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313778469753111)) > If you were truly satisfied, why would you need that beer? That joint? That new pair of Nikes? > Those things aren’t inherently bad, but if you need them to feel okay your life becomes one long, doomed quest to find happiness where it can’t be found. > So what can you do about it? ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313780369735780)) > Buddhadasa recommended that you learn to see ignorance, desire, identification and dissatisfaction in real-time—as they occur in your daily life. > But this isn't easy. > A study on 2,250 adults found that, on average, they spent 47% of their day engaged in mind-wandering. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313782815023206)) > To combat this, you need to develop the skill of metacognition. > Metacognition is simply awareness of what your mind is doing. > Try it with me real quick:<video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885300297783709696/pu/pl/JJhGsz2MXmo2qodP.m3u8?tag=12&v=fad" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885300297783709696/pu/vid/avc1/480x270/UcZGQIHqSGwlHBd8.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885300297783709696/pu/vid/avc1/640x360/6bw__KSe6CwnRYjp.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1885300297783709696/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/S9zQdYuPTtZ-eY5R.mp4?tag=12" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313785616863682)) > If you want to free up your mind’s full capacity for the things that matter to you, you first must learn to see where it’s wasting energy. > “Aha! I see you, desire! Not right now, thanks—I’m doing something more important.” > The more you do this, the more your mind quiets down. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313788276048214)) > Remember: dissatisfaction is impossible without thinking. > I’m genuinely curious: are you able to see what your mind is doing at all times? Or do you still need some practice? > Drop me a comment below. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885313791446896837)) > Follow me [itsdangoldfield](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield) for more on freeing your mind. > And if you think someone else could benefit from this thread, share the first post: https://t.co/dVMAiPRRhH ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/itsdangoldfield/status/1885314031856091277))