Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
Posted on December 24th, 2007 by Michael
Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
The problem with this question is in the construction of the question. The question is set-up as two-box thinking rather than three-box, six-box or even ten-box thinking.
Right or wrong? Black or white? Yes or no? All examples of black hat, judgmental two-box thinking.
If you accepted the way the question has been put to you (and you don’t ever have to) and if you answered ‘half-empty’ you would be RIGHT but maybe not as effective as you could be.
Using cvs2bvs you can escape from two-box thinking—change your perception from cvs to bvs—and always choose a better outcome.
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Yes, of course you’ve heard this before many times but it still applies to every single situation–many hundreds of them–that come your way every day of your conscious life.
Knowing this is not as important as actually doing it.
So, the important questions are:
How often each day can YOU use cvs2bvs?
How many times will you escape from YOUR cvs today?
How can YOU use this today?
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:09 am
The glass is comepletely full. 50% water & 50% air. The glass can not be naturally “empty”.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
People involved in sales should be good in cvs to bvs and especially in Mumbai it is more successful. It is not easy for a layman adjust, but if he can involve his work pattern and mix it with personal life than perhaps he too can be successful !
August 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
cvs to bvs and the number of times it is practiced can be challenging and very frustrating
July 4th, 2008 at 8:21 am
If you respond “the glass is half-empty”, this implies scarcity and negativity. If you respond “the glass is half- full”,this implies abundance and positivity.
How you perceive the world defines ones “reality” of the world.
June 29th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
what does half full or half empty mean? could this be as a result of our conditioning from childhood
June 26th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Can we see that it is “both”, half empty and half full.
And the answer is as we wish, depend on how we choose to view and to express our position.
January 8th, 2008 at 8:20 am
A great reminder for the beginning of a new year. Thanks.
January 8th, 2008 at 12:53 am
CVS to BVS really is effective with all questions of the sort relating to life challenges or situations. REPITITION is the key.
December 28th, 2007 at 5:40 am
Having studied with the SOT for the past year has been a wonderful adventure, because the more I am envolved in looking at the CVS from the potential of a BVS, the more I see that ‘nothing’ is absolute. There is always a BVS. I am using this today to create a BVS that will inspire me to incorporate that BVS as the automatic response to the CVS.
December 27th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Are we filling the glass, or emptying it? Is there more left to pour in, or is that all that there is? So many questions.
December 27th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
This powerful thought can gracefully takes you to a better place.
December 26th, 2007 at 11:06 am
The number of times you actually practice using bvs, the more likely you will be able to apply it in real life situations when it would be needed most.
December 25th, 2007 at 7:43 am
How many times can I use cvs2bvs?
There are 60 secs in a minute, 60mins in an hour, 24 hrs in a day.
The potential is huge….
December 25th, 2007 at 1:20 am
I am using this today by asking myself in any given situation, “What is a bett er view of this situation?” and then waiting for an answer.
December 24th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Stimulating effect on thought through CVS2BVS. Instead of the binary perception we can look at the glass and say ‘ there is space to fill it to the brim’.
December 24th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
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