Today's Horoscope
All signs:
The stars want to warn you about a pitfall we all encounter all the time. We think we are open-minded, and we think we are impartial, but we go into almost every situation with preconceived notions and false expectations. We are prejudiced from the start.
Evolution has wired our brains to be wary. Every second, we are alert for danger; every new encounter or situation is scanned for trouble. In our more complex brain, that bleeds over into everything else. We wind up making our minds up before we start, and that influences how we view the world.
So if your first instinct is that someone looks or acts in a way that reminds you of someone who annoyed or hurt you, you are expecting to dislike someone you don't know at all. Your brain turns on a filter that will search for and amplify anything negative you associate with people who have let you down. You are programmed before you start.
This happens with everything you encounter. Movies, music, politics, dating, culture, diet, education, friendships, travel, you name it. We set out with our preconceptions, and we are rarely disappointed. This taints all our experiences.
The stars know that you are slaves to your brain and its evolutionary impulses. They know it's a normal and vital part of who we are. It protects us and saves us time and trouble, and is useful in many ways, so you're never going to be completely neutral in any situation, no matter how you like to think you are. You will never be able to turn it off.
They suggest instead that you actively see both sides of the coin. While you're imagining the bad outcomes and negative possibilities, train yourself to look for the positive ones as well. If you don't know what the good parts might look like, how are you ever going to recognize them when they come along?
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