Overcoming the Psychology of
Self-Deception:
A 3-Step Framework for Developing Conscious and
Progressive Thought in an Age of Illusion, Fantasy,
Distortion and Deceit…
Who am I and What Do I Do???
I’m Bryan Ogilvie
 Webmaster @ DoTheKnowledge.com
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◦ develop and self-publish productivity and
personal development training for social
organizers, community activists and members
of the “conscious community”
◦ Blog, Facebook,Youtube ,
◦ Radio, upcoming book…
Some Projects…
Content Overview…
Definition, Concept
and Foundation
 Styles, Forms and
Manifestations
 Strategies, Tools, and
Techniques
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{Working Definition}
“The unconscious TRADE-OFF between
attention and anxiety…”
Self-Deception as a Societal Norm…
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Part of the difficulty in
overcoming this lies in the
fact that everyone is doing it.
◦ (not only is it unconscious; it’s
also unapparent…)
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Recommended Scroll:
◦ Empire of Illusion by Chris
Hedges
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Get comfortable w/ making
people UN-comfortable…
Forms and Manifestations…
REPRESSSION
{forgetting and
forgetting you
forgot…}
PROJECTION
{casting on to
others that which
you are
yourself…}
RATIONALIZE
{justifying as a
way to avoid
responsibility…}
REVERSAL
{Also DENIAL;
reaction
formation
behavior…}
Forms cont’d…
SELECTIVE
INATTENTION
DISTRACTION
{through excessive
entertainment,
gossip, etc…}
SUBLIMATION
{displacement and
disguise…}
& many, MANY
others…
Strategy I: Radical Honesty…
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More then just “morality.”
◦ (there’s mental-science
behind this…)
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Recommended Scroll:
◦ Radical Honesty by Brad
Blanton
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“Integrity is a form of
nutrition…”
Strategy II: Study Psychology
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Psychology gives you a
lens…
◦ It’s not as complex as
you think
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Examples:
◦ Behavioral Science
◦ Cognitive Biases
◦ Evolutionary Psych.
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Recommended Scroll:
◦ Get Anyone to Do
Anything by David J.
Lieberman
Strategy III: Master the Deep Mind
The subconscious mind is the totalitarian gov’t
of how you think, feel and (consq.) behave…
It’s not spooky, it’s selfdirection…
 Recommended Scroll:
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◦ Think Right Now Intl.’s
Accelerated Success
Condtioning Software
Conclusion
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Self-deception is both an unconscious
phenomenon AND a societal norm…
Overcoming it, therefore requires:
◦ 1) knowing you’re in contrast with society
 and building the self-esteem to handle that, and
◦ 2) understanding the subconscious mind
 and gaining self-directing power over the that aspect of
thinking.
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This entails radical honesty, learning
psychology and mastering the deep levels of
thought.
Contact and Resources…
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E-MAIL:
[email protected]
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MATH:
◦ (757) 653-5422
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RESOURCES:
◦ dotheknowledge.com/mona
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self-esteem audio
links to scrolls
think right now audios
powerpoint
my upcoming book
PEACE!!!