Thinking Erros
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Why would your mind and way of thinking be part of your stewardship?
How are the way you think and what you can accomplish connected?
When has your self-doubt or thinking errors gotten in the way of accomplishing something? What was the result?
When has your self-confidence helped you to achieve more than you thought you were capable of? What did that feel like? What made the difference?
What lies (or thinking errors) do you currently feel the adversary is telling you?
Discussion Questions for the Gathering
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Why is it important for you to focus more on the things you can change in your life rather than the things that you can't change right now?
Elder Uchtdorf says that whether you know it or not, you are the hero of your own story. Why is it important to recognize this?
How can BYU-Pathway Worldwide be a guide to help someone find their way?
What Are Thinking Errors?
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Read or watch the story of the “Three Sisters (Links to an external site.),” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, then Second Counselor in the First Presidency. Watch this video until 4:56.
Use the list above to identify any thinking errors.
What thinking errors did you find?
Which sister do you feel you currently identify most with?
Watch the video “Discovering Truth (Links to an external site.).” (04:50 mins, Discovering Truth Transcript (Links to an external site.))
How do thinking errors keep us blind from the world as it really is?
What did the men in the video need to do to be able to “see” the elephant?
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Consider the following questions and record your answers in your Learning Journal:
Could any of the results in the table above create more stress and additional thinking errors for the person? These repeating cycles are sometimes called a “downward spiral.” Why is it bad to get caught in a downward spiral?
“Self-fulfilling prophecies” are related to the “downward spiral”. They come from thinking errors. For example, because Raúl is convinced that his boss hates him, he predicts that his next meeting with Selso will confirm it. It may not matter what Selso does or says next because Raúl’s thinking error will interpret it as confirmation of his prediction.
Have you ever created a self-fulfilling prophecy like this? How does this practice keep you from being happy?
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Consider the following questions and record your answers in your Learning Journal:
Think back on a time you were angry. Can you trace the cause of that experience to one of the primary emotions listed above?
Why is it often easier to stay angry than to try and identify and resolve the primary emotion?