The scientific process has been developed to eliminate emoto-linguistic bias, i.e. presumption/prejudice. This does not change the reality that emotions are experienced by scientists, or professionals working with the formulations of scientists. But, once the most common emotions are identified in the phases of a modern scientific project, the practice of IHXENs will help the scientist to become more quickly aware of states of being other than equanimity, i.e. emotions, no matter how subtle, and thus to reconsider his or her less conscious presumptions/prejudices in conversation with other scientists. Following is a schematic for how this may be brought about by a leader in various phases of a typical scientific project: .. |
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| IHXENs are "I have 'X emotion' now" statements. It is a relatively unconventional form of 'I-statement' -- an expression of authenticity. The more conventional I-statement in English has the form "I am 'adjectival phrase'" (IAXAP), which implies an identity of permanence when, in actuality, the identity avowed may only be a temporary one. Because we aspire to equanimity much more often than we have it, an example of such an inauthentic I-statement would be "I am an equanimous person"! This may sound a trivial example, but if so, have you ever noticed a person claiming to be "OK" or "fine" when he or she is obviously irritated or anxious? Reality is that maintaining equanimity in the trying circumstances of problem-solving for major decision-making is often a severe trial, and, as human beings, we all sometimes 'lose it' without being fully conscious of that embarrassing reality. The table below compares the cognitive structure involved in articulating an IHXEN with the structure involved in articulating an IAXAP, an "I am X adjectival phrase" statement: .. |
| IHXENs and IAXAPs Compared (c) 2010-12 by Angus Cunningham Principal, Authentix Coaches |
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Someone proficient in IHXENs increases his/her productivity in both curiosity and intuitions of relevance to what appears so far to be every capability of humans in which language must play a part. IHXENs are indicative of when one's intuitions are refined enough to be reliable as insights that one may have genuine confidence are reliable enough for others to rely on. For a further discussion of the benefits of replacing IAXAPs with IHXENs, go to this link. AJ Jacobs, who wrote "The Year of Living Biblically" and is the Editor-at-Large of Esquire magazine, includes a very interesting take on George Washington in his superb book "My Life as an Experiment" (Simon & Schuster, 2009). Jacobs got his perspective not only from his wide readings as a successful editor and author but, more interestingly and insightfully, also from research by two people who each played Washington for a living in open-air theatre: one who played the young Washington, who was quite brutal, and one who played the much more mature founding president, who by then had become very widely-respected. Jacobs' comment on Washington's remarkable growth as a person is that "people can change for the better". I prefer to thinking of people growing, rather than changing; i.e. we can grow in our personality while letting go, more or less effortlessly, of dysfunctional traits of character, and we then can have more rational control over our behaviour. Other people will then experience us more often as fully authentic and empathic, and as having other qualities that automatically dispose them toward paying attention to us, which will, of course, help us in our aim of well-being. Jacobs also says he's not at all sure he would have sided with the "revolutionaries"! Well-being is a universal desire. But, in using IAXAPs we become unblissfully ignorant of this truth, and so ignoring of either others' real needs or, temporarily, even of our own. I pointed out to AJ in an email that, in one of his chapters, he had something like 30 or so IAXAPs; that this would be convoluting his mind concerning who he was; and that he would be able to maintain rationality more often (something he made clear in the book was a hope he clung too for humanity that saved him from despair) by becoming proficient in IHXENs. Here's how he replied: "I have much gratitude now! And many other IHXEN's toward you. I loved reading your theories" For those interest in the genesis of Eye-Zen English, a set of principles of English selection and interpretation for 'all-in' productivity in serious problem-solving conversation, the diagram following shows the inputs that have influenced its structure: .. |
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