Humans are creatures of habits. In fact, the fact that you are here at this point in time of your life is partly due to habits you have formed. Habits are however malleable. Anyways, this is basically what I have learnt today. According to Blake Warren, People have 7 covert addictions/inclinations: Hidden Addiction #1: People need to feel needed. (i would basically say this is ego stroking. from a psychological point of view) Hidden Addiction #2: When aware of an impasse, people will do anything to gain a sense of hope.(survival instinct?) Hidden Addiction #3: People need a scapegoat.(raitifcation. Ego preservation.) Hidden Addiction #4: People need to be noticed and feel understood. (Ego stroking again. Also, humans are actually social animals. Empathy is at the heart of what most humans seek in healthy doses from strangers, friends and families.) Hidden Addiction #5: People need to know things others don’t know/things they aren’t sup...
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