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When you are aware of your specific tendencies, you can make conscious decisions to offset any negative behavior.

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In recent years, there have been numerous books published that show how our behavior is governed by non-conscious drivers.

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The dialogue you have currently is mostly unmanaged, and a collection of old thoughts, both conscious and unconscious, (mostly unconscious) fears, compulsive behavior, things that worked well once upon a time, and so on.

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