Communicating clearly and asking questions is the key to avoiding assumptions and living more happily. Relationships based on assumptions are more likely to end and cause drama and suffering. Don’t Make Assumptions (Chapter 4): Assumptions are dangerous because an individual believes that they’re true-and thinks and acts accordingly.By letting go of the need to be right, one can embrace happiness and freedom. Listening to all these conflicting thoughts leads to confusion and chaos. One shouldn’t even take the voices in one’s head personally. In taking others’ words personally, one forms an agreement with those words, and they influence one’s beliefs and actions. Don’t Take Anything Personally (Chapter 3): The dream of the planet teaches humans to take things personally, and Ruiz considers personal importance the ultimate form of selfishness.This agreement can clear the emotional poison from one’s life by building immunity to the negative words of others, leading to peace and joy. Being impeccable with one’s word means taking responsibility for one’s actions but not judging or blaming oneself. Be Impeccable with Your Word (Chapter 2): Ruiz examines the power of the word, how it’s misunderstood, and how most people use it to spread emotional poison.These four agreements are the subjects of Chapters 2-5:
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