59 Second Training – Introduction
This is the first of a series of 59 Second Training courses that we will be presenting over the coming months.
The purpose of 59 Second Training is to compress SOT ideas and insights into an ultrashort course that can then be unpacked by SOT instructors in their longer courses.
For example, the 59 Second Course in Thinking can be used as an introduction to kick off a longer lesson called the 59 Minute Course in Thinking which you can host in your monthly meetups. I will be doing this in my own monthly meetups at the The St Kilda Thinkers Group 3182.
Today we will discuss the Introduction.
In the coming 10 SISOT lessons we will discuss each of the other 10 points in this lesson.
The Introduction is:
Thinking, in any situation, is escaping from your current view of the situation (cvs), and searching for a much better view of the situation (bvs).
DFQ:
As an SOT instructor you have been studying and discussing the idea in this Introduction for many months. What, for you, has been the main insight of this idea?
July 22nd, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Looking at both sides of a problem give balance as well as credence to the proponents of any argument. It also entails that decisions are made based on exploration and consideration of all possible facts.
July 20th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
That by escaping from the usual position of defending a viewpoint, much more positivity and inclusivity can be brought to group discussions and meetings.
June 15th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
The key here is awareness that escape is possible. From that point there are choices
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Unless you can free yourself from the prison of your own thoughts you are not likely to improve the way you think.
You can always choose EST if you accept that there are endless streams of opportunities to improve. And if you choose to do this repeatedly then you will learn to see what else is possible.
March 17th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Thinking is escaping from (cvs) and searching for a (bvs)
March 15th, 2010 at 8:31 am
No escape no future
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 pm
The main INSIGHT is to escape. Once you escape then the next stage begins. This stage I can describe with an analogy. You come out of the “conditioned” mind (locked) to “de-condition” then “re-condition” finally to (unlock) the mind by “un-conditioned” state. This is the state where the BVS can take place.
This similar process happens to the mind when you meditate as well!
February 14th, 2010 at 3:30 am
An excellent method of putting thought function into an understandable format for anyone’s ability of understanding. Great assistance in changing the way we look at situations challenging our ingenuity. The most difficult part of the equation is forming the habit of using the switch for all aspects of our daily lives.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
For the the main insight has been to continually discovering inumerable opportunities to shift from CVS2BVS…if only I can become aware that I have a CVS in a particular situation.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:37 pm
With the repetition of insights I have come to realize that with any and all situations there is a potential “always” for a BVS. Getting familiar with the idea that I can always look toward an improvement or a change for the better. With this understanding I can perpetually look to a better view.
February 1st, 2010 at 3:23 pm
THe main insight for me is the Escape. Escaping from my current point of view, rather than indignantly defending it. A realisation that something else might just be better rather than taking it personally that someone else may not agree with my current point of view.
January 30th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
The main insight I have gained is that there is always the possibility of a BVS, and a substantially better one (X10) at that.
January 28th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
The concept that I control my own universe to a great extent by the mental processing of my situation and thoughtful action to bring about the effects I desire in my Life. Whatever transpires in my Life is mostly neutral until it is processed to be perceived as either “good” or “bad”. I always lack the data as to how the “bad” things end up as a positive and must have a faith that all things will work out for my good if I but CVS to BVS.
January 28th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
While in theory it sounds quite simple to switch from one parallell universe to another – in practice it does not always come that easily. We often become accepting of certain things over time and forget about improvement, or making things better. We just get lost or caught up in the here and now and therefore stop seeking a better way or a BVS. Worse still, if we are in a group of people who tend to think the same way then collectively we all stop looking for improved ways. Having the ability to automatically apply CVS2BVS takes practice, means breaking out of the norm and starting to challenge others who are “stuck” where they are. Encouraging others to move from CVS2BVS and then acknowledging the result and celebrating the move is a great way to begin to instill CVS2BVS as a standard way of thinking. Not everyone wants to escape – as they have spent so long defending their thoughts that they forget what it is like to escape. It is a real breakthrough when you see somebody make the switch themselves and then notice that they have done it – all by themselves, survived the experience and actually enjoyed the outcome!
January 28th, 2010 at 6:41 am
The brains filing cabinett stores information for easy lookup, often based on the CVS. In my creative work we try to associate the problem at hand with how similar problem in other areas have been solved. This helps to find the BVS. For me the CVS2BVS
is technices to do exactly that.
escape… look at the problem or cvs from different angels
search…. where else is this occuring, what have been done there…
January 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
The Current View of the Situation is alive and well, stable but subject to change in moments. Having an open mind and quiet, it can become a Better View of the Situation and updated to a new Current view without any great effort. Awareness and that Open Mind afore mentioned. Even my response here has passed through a few views. Recently I was asked to explain an earlier statement, that you don’t lose in an argument, (discussion). The opposing argument gives me an opening for a Better View perhaps, a win. If my argument remains the better, and remains Current, there’s no loss. Still a win because there will be a Better View of my argument, for me, if not X10 yet.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Escape at all times makes( movement) you more flexible at all times as the mind become more powerful with flexibility.
This insight really give some thoughtfulness to all matters that comes to your attention.
January 25th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
There have been many benefits in using CVS to BVS. The most significant has been the realisation that I have more time than I realise to make a decision.
Apart from the decision itself, in using CVS to BVS, it also helps me control the timing of the move I decide to make.
January 25th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
To move from the current view of the situation, takes less than a second.
To actualy do it can take upwards of twenty years.
How quick do you need to move. from cvs2bvs, i find as fast as your prepared to E S T. a bvs.
January 25th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
for me ..
the movement (of thinking) is like surfing, particularly, that moment , when you catch the wave..
January 25th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
The main insight I’ve noticed is how little time I spend in defending a CVS, rather time is invested in thinking and continuing searching for Ever Better ideas and actions to produce ever better results.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I enjoy the concept of motion in the previous comment..I would add, that by this motion, a myriad of pathways leading to infinite possibilities, tailored to the individual and his unique position then become available.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
For me, one of the main insights is that ‘thinking is movement’. It’s not just taking a position and then defending that position. It’s more than that. It’s ‘going beyond’. It’s moving away.