7 Common New Perspectives From The Facts Of Life

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YOGYAKARTA – Experience shapes the way people think and act. Even though every phase of life is planned, there are unexpected things that are experienced and have a profound effect in changing one's perspective on life.

The unexpected, according to a recent study by Karl Taigen and Alf Børre Kanten of the University of Oslo, is called unwelcome uncertainty. Launching a review by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., published in Psychology Today, people prefer stability and order in life. That's why many people pay attention to weather information, roads that are not jammed, and traffic conditions that lead to their destinations. Many people prefer things to be predictable over being random and uncertain.

The coincidences that occur, according to the study affect the end. That is, when experiencing 'sudden' events consider the following facts as life experiences and form a new perspective.

1. What happened was not a coincidence

The originator is responsible for subsequent events. When something ends, a relationship for example, it begins with introductions and establishing relationships. If you don't know the person, then unexpected events won't make you lose that person.

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2. The beginning is more important than the end

When it comes to losing, the beginning or introduction tends to attract more attention than the end. It's the actual start that builds your perception that meeting someone is a coincidence and again having a 'coincidence' of the problem that triggers the problem.

3. Luck and chance are two different things

When an event happens for no reason, you tend to think of it as a coincidence. Even if it happened at the wrong time and place. For example, when you happen to be out of the house at the same time a motorbike passes and hits you. This could be considered a coincidence and not bad luck to you.

4. Knowledge is gained through effort

Knowledge of even small things can sometimes be obtained unexpectedly. But continuing from the first assumption that the beginning is responsible for the ending of events. When you need knowledge about solving problems, there are great opportunities that lie ahead. You can seek this knowledge yourself or 'coincidentally' have a colleague who is an expert in solving the problem.

5. Opportunity is just a momentary pleasure

Opportunities are not only occasionally educational, they can also be fun. Although people generally do not like uncertainty, but when uncertainty provides an opportunity to achieve goals, it will make a person feel happy. However, opportunities do not come often, so they are present for a while if it is not started by expanding the network or support system.

6. Bad luck is neither coincidence nor luck

Perhaps the notion of fate is associated with the unexpected. But when you leave the house with a lot of things and agendas, you miss noticing a motorbike passing by. Disturbance that hit, actually not 'coincidence' but based on a real. The pattern of events, according to a study from the University of Oslo, is continuous and not coincidental.

7. Considering a new chapter in life is a choice

When given a choice, people prefer to think of life as a series of new chapters rather than a continuous pattern. But there are people who always move continuously following a pattern. Are you among those who regard the new chapter as a continuous pattern?

Basically, all events in life have a cause and sometimes are not interpreted deeply. Some are considered random, thought to be coincidence, luck, or bad luck. But this view is wise to realize as a process that underlies the way you think and shape your choices in life.