Designer Traps

How much of your time and attention do you spend in have-to mode? You know: I have to go to the dumb meeting; I have to go to work; I have to go to my kids school play; I have to go to my in-laws for holiday; I have to, I have to, I have to! We say it a thousand times a day, don't we? The unstated message is I don't want to but I have to or else (fill in the consequence). And the meta message is I live my life in a trap. More (go read the entire eTip, then return to comment).

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