The passage, Understand the Four Pillar of Thought, presents thinking as the most powerful tool that we have at our disposal to improve the quality of our life, as well as helping us to gain a profound understanding of our thinking process.

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COURSE: ELSE08-01        NAME: GUAN JIE XUE        DATE: 2011/11/30

Understand the Four Pillars of Thought

        Over the course of our lives, we all have a negative attitude as a consequence of letting ourselves go through negative thoughts. It is easier for us to complain than to make an effort to see the positive side of everything. However, if we were more aware of the effects of negative thinking, both in the moment and in the long run, we would surely choose differently. The passage, Understand the Four Pillar of Thought, presents thinking as the most powerful tool that we have at our disposal to improve the quality of our life, as well as helping us to gain a profound understanding of our thinking process. In the following, I am going to discuss the what and the how, which are the two substantial aspects of this passage.

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        The first pillar of thought, the what, has to do with what we think about. In a way, what we think about is one of the most important aspects of our lives. To a large degree, the thoughts that we add to the mind determine the feelings we experience and the behavior we put into action. Apparently, if we were to think nothing but angry and frustrated feelings, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our lives would be consisted of mostly anger and frustration. As a result, it would be difficult for us to experience joy or happiness, ...

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