Many people live in captivity to stereotypes. Some, believing that they know the result in advance, abandon many excellent opportunities, others become dependent on false judgments. Stereotypes make it difficult to see the world without fear and prejudice, so you should get rid of them.
Stereotypes - how do they manifest themselves?
Analyze if your life is subject to stereotypes. For example, after looking at a stranger and assessing his gender, age, clothes, can you say with confidence what kind of person is in front of you, what are the qualities of his character, material wealth, health, etc.? If so, then you are using stereotyped thinking. An elderly person to whom you attribute decrepit health due to his age, in fact, can live for more than a dozen years, and a modestly dressed man will turn out to be a millionaire who does not seek to flaunt his wealth. And there can be a lot of such erroneous judgments.
Another striking example of the manifestation of stereotypical thinking is the prediction of a familiar situation based on previous life experience. For example, you are offered a new, higher-paying job. You, being guided by your stereotypes, make a conclusion in advance that it will be difficult for you there - a great responsibility awaits you, lazy subordinates, etc. Having scrolled through this model of your future in your head, you refuse a lucrative offer. At the same time, you do not even assume that the reality would be completely different, much more rosy and bright.
How to deal with stereotypes?
Having decided to get rid of stereotypes, start gradually changing your view of the world around you. Are you always firmly convinced that a situation can be solved only this way and not otherwise? Admit the thought that it has another solution, different from your ideas, much more beautiful and original. The ability to think outside the box is very much appreciated in large companies, employees with such a mindset enter leading management positions.
Learn not to make judgments. Any judgment is a label that restricts freedom of perception. Try this exercise: walk down the street, take your time, and just look at the world, not evaluating what you see. That is, do not mentally comment on what you see, just look. What will it give you? You will see the world as it is. People around you will cease to be schoolchildren, students, pensioners, beautiful and ugly, rich and poor, etc.
Moving away from perception stereotypes will give you a number of benefits. You will begin to notice a lot of nonsense in what previously seemed to you to be completely normal and natural. You will smile and laugh more often. You will no longer be influenced by advertising. Finally, you will feel much better about other people. It is to feel, and not to be judged by appearance. Just by looking at a person, you can immediately understand what he is and what you can expect from him. Such recognition takes place on an energetic level, it will be impossible to deceive, mislead you.
Track your movements - and you will understand how many stereotypical ones are among them. A simple example: due to some kind of accident, the power supply was turned off. You know that she is not there, but you habitually pull your hand towards the switch when you enter the room. There are a lot of such actions performed automatically. Reveal them, bring whatever you are doing into the realm of awareness. This will not only help break stereotypes, but also give you a great boost of energy, cheerfulness, optimism. You will learn to live in the present moment, perceiving it in its entirety, your usual stereotypes of thinking will gradually fade into oblivion.
