To a large extent we believe what we want to believe. We are certainly very good at rationalizing things for ourselves and for others.Here is an interesting example about how the line between truth and fiction, or inaccurate rationalization, can be blurred. In a nutshell, about 20 glass negatives supposed to be part of Ansel Adams's work thought lost in a darkroom fire have been found. Here is the link to the glass negatives discover and owner:ricknorsigian.com/As a photographer, I find this example particularly interesting because there are few facts, if any, to support these negatives being those of Ansel Adams'. However, this kind of situation exists with many other subjects. It also extends to our own personal beliefs. We believe what we want to believe, and we find evidence to support these beliefs.Alain...

We've all thought about doing what we really want to do, about doing what we love, at one point or another. How seriously we considered actually doing so is usually the main factor in deciding whether to go ahead and do it or not.Fact is, how much harder would it be to do what you really want to do? Personally, when I asked myself this question, the answer jumped at me.I asked myself how much harder it would be to do what I really wanted to do instead of doing what I was doing at the time and didn't like.The answer was that it couldn't possibly be any harder. What I was doing at the time was as hard as it could get. I was overworked and underpaid, I felt abused and unrewarded, I was poor, I drove a decrepit vehicle and I was in debt. Plus, I had little hope that things would get any better in the future.The specifics of my situation are not all that important. Be it known, for the rec...