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      %LINK INTELLECT BEHAVIOR REFLEXIVE ASSESSMENT 881215

The linkage of intellectual processes to  behavioral
processes  depends  upon regular reflexive assessment   of
the   consequences of behaving according to  a  particular
mind-set and set of attitudes.

A person who is characterized by low self esteem,  a
high  level of conviction,   and an inability to admit  to
making  mistakes  is likely to lack flexibility  regarding
behavior  patterns.      Such  a  person is not likely  to
engage    in   regular   reflexive   assessment   of   the
consequences   of   their  own  behavior,   mind-set   and
attitudes.

A  successful linkage of intellect to behavior  thus
depends     upon    attitudes    and   upon   a   mind set
upon  flexibility,     which     is    responsive  to    a
pattern   of  regular    reflexive   assessments   of  the
consequences   of  behaving  according   to mind-sets  and
to attitudes   which   are  experimentally  tried out   to
see where they lead.    With such a mind-set  the mind  is
not  set in its ways;   it is free  to  try  out different
attitudes and patterns of thought.

People  whose mind-set is inflexible are not free to
adjust   their  behavior  to  adjust successfully  to  new
experiences with new intellectual insights.

The key to a liberating educational activity is  the
key  which sets people free to  adopt a flexible  mind-set
involving a dedication to  regular reflexive assessment of
the  consequences  of behaving according to  a  particular
mind-set   and  set of attitudes.     The key will not  be
found in intellectual activities which  are not related to
daily  behavior.     The key will not be found  in  purely
intellectual  success,   no matter how  sophisticated  and
respected such success may be.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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