Switching the perspective, everything is completely different. The perspective is like the lens of a camera, and different lenses present different scenery.
If there is only one perspective, that is, from our own perspective, the world we see will be too limited. Either trapped in emotions, stuck in the current feelings; Either you can't see your real desires clearly, and you will always be dragged by your current desires.
I have always kept the habit of writing, because writing can get a bystander's perspective, get out of it and observe many people and things.
Psychological research shows that a person's way of thinking is closely related to his emotional response. Cognitive psychology believes that a person's mood is not caused by events, but is determined by the individual's way of thinking, that is, thinking determines mood. The way of thinking is the angle, way and method of looking at things, which will affect the way of handling things, such as Zhuangzi's empty boat theory and Festinger's theory in the west.
By cultivating multiple perspectives, people will become open-minded, cheerful and calm.
The first perspective, the perspective of God. The pain of many people lies in taking themselves or things too seriously. Learn to be a bystander or bird's eye, and you will find that many things are just normal little things, just passers-by in life. Their appearance and disappearance are like clouds or a trace of smoke.
God's perspective allows us to look at everything, all beings and the world with an egoless mind, and we will be more relieved and detached. It is an effective perspective that will make us more and more detached.
The second perspective, the cosmic perspective. When you broaden your horizons and broaden your mind, your focus will be different. You like flowers and plants. At first, you wanted everything. Later, you think you just need to regard the whole universe as your own world, and you will naturally help me raise them. Enjoy it.
Man is only a small member of all things in nature, and the cosmic perspective brings a broader mind, a broader vision, a complete sense of tranquility and less and less desire for control.
The third perspective, the time perspective. Take a step back, leave everything in progress, stand behind the timeline, look at it and feel it. When you encounter difficulties and setbacks, you should always have hope. The future is still very long, there are still many beautiful things in life that have not been shown, and there are still many possibilities waiting for you to explore and create. When you look at the long term, all setbacks are temporary, and many things are insignificant. Time perspective can dilute anxiety.
The fourth perspective, the future perspective. From the perspective of looking at the problem at a certain point in the future, we can pull away from the entanglement at the moment and look back at the farther place, then the strong emotions and entanglements in front of us will fade away and the truth covered by emotions will emerge. When you don't know how to choose, you can assume what you will look like after choosing, see what you are willing to expect and undertake, and then you will know your thoughts.
Goal-oriented, we often use backward method to imagine what we will be like in five years, and then backward to the present, what kind of choices and efforts should be made. The perspective of the future is divorced from the entanglement of reality.
The fifth perspective, the last perspective. If today is the last day of your life, what do you want to do? Sometimes I don't know how to choose. It's better to ask myself, if there is only one year left in my life, do you want to try?
When we don't know what we really want and care about, we can try the perspective of death, which can help us filter out the lead and see our real desires and even our core values.