Transcending the Psychological Trap We're Caught In
by Cara Scott

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The greatest threat to human well-being may not come from outside forces, but from patterns operating quietly within the human mind. The psychological trap is the mental health pandemic humanity has struggled with throughout human history. It explains why we have evolved into creatures of habit and why addiction has woven itself into the fabric of our societies. In Transcending the Psychological Trap We’re Caught In, Cara Scott uses smoking addiction as an analogy, along with insights from her own experience, to reveal how this trap operates. Through this lens, she introduces the concept of the conditioned mind pattern and shows how these learned patterns quietly influence behaviour when we move through life on autopilot. More importantly, Scott explains present moment awareness and its ability to loosen the grip of these patterns and make transcendence possible. This book is a wake-up call. It has taken billions of years of evolution to reach this point. Transcendence of the psychological trap is evolution’s next step.

www.weknowwhatweknow.ca

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Cara Scott is the founder of True Intelligence Inc., a platform that brings together her work in writing, education, and advocacy. At the heart of everything she does is her role as a mother. After questioning the systems shaping youth today, she began developing a homeschool curriculum for her children—not only to remain present in their lives and cultivate their awareness, but to explore a different model of learning and development. Scott holds a PhD in social psychology, the scientific study of how social environments shape human thought and behaviour. During her graduate studies, she researched addiction, worked with incarcerated women, and contributed to research with the National Research Council of Canada examining how physical and workplace environments influence behaviour. Through her writing and educational work, Scott examines the patterns shaping modern life and the role awareness plays in humanity’s next stage of evolution. The curriculum she develops also serves as an invitation to other parents and caregivers who sense something is wrong with the systems surrounding childhood today, yet are still searching for another way forward.

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