MIND MANIPULATION

Hello world,

After 4 days of "30 hari mencoba menulis" challenge, I was shocked to discover how television can control you mind and thought, fortunately I watched the right program at this time. At least 3 from 4 of my ideas comes from TV and I'm not proud for that.

Then I came up with the conclusion, perhaps, for the last 4 day I spent my life more in front of TV (which is rarely happened). Thus, it might be different, if, I changed the TV with the book, internet, and some conversations with inspiring people.

TV, books and internet (most of them) are just conducted by 1 way communication, and lack of eye contact occurred. But, still it can control one's thought and idea and the most remarkable one is changing one's principle. Imagine, how if there are 2 ways communication, with eye contact, gesture, skin touch etc, how enormous and obvious the mind manipulation could be consist.

If you are intelligent enough, you’ll know that you are intellectual creation of your parents, your surrounding, your school, your university, etc. Once you go in the life on your own the manipulation goes harder on you.

Anyway, before we go further,  what is mind control/manipulation is?

"Mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"^. The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making." the almighty wikipedia

Mind manipulation commonly used by politicians, methodist, seller (are you into MLM? then you are being manipulated), and bunch of people who wish that he/she can control the situation or perhaps make their opposite go after her/him.

I thought that mind manipulation is not totally bad, if you used in in a sincere way for noble intention. Below are some techniques to do the mind manipulation. You can use it and practice it to your opposite wherever the situation is like: being interviewed, negotiation, presentation (to customer) etc, :

1. Increase mental confusion and increase the individual's suggestibility 

2. Apply strong non-physical punishments

3. Promote social isolation

4. Attack one's self concepts and world view 

5. Make intense and frequent attempts to undermine a person's confidence in himself and his judgment to create a sense of powerlessness 
6. Manipulate information and language
7. Use or have present psychological threat of a secular nature

source: www.exitsupportnetwork.com

Remember, only for noble intention. =))