In my head, it feels mostly like a tree, e.g:
“I must have spelled oshun right”
–Otherwise I can’t write well
– –If I can’t write well, I can’t be a writer
–Only stupid people misspell common words
– –If I’m stupid, people won’t like me
etc. For me, to unravel an irrational alief, I generally have to solve every node below it–e.g., by making sure that I get the benefit from some other alief.
In my head, it feels mostly like a tree, e.g:
“I must have spelled oshun right”
–Otherwise I can’t write well
– –If I can’t write well, I can’t be a writer
–Only stupid people misspell common words
– –If I’m stupid, people won’t like me
etc. For me, to unravel an irrational alief, I generally have to solve every node below it–e.g., by making sure that I get the benefit from some other alief.