In his introductory lecture Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr Joe Dispenza challenges one of the most comfortable assumptions people live by: that change will somehow arrive on its own. Through neuroscience, lived observation, and a direct appeal to personal responsibility, he makes a clear case that most people are not creating a future at all. They are simply repeating the past.Dispenza begins with a simple but unsettling question. Many people say they believe their thoughts shape their lives. Far fewer wake up each morning and consciously create the day ahead. The reason, he suggests, is not lack of intelligence or ambition, but lack of belief at a deeper level. If people truly believed their thoughts mattered, they would guard them carefully. They would not allow unwanted patterns to slip by unnoticed.Living on autopilotMost days unfold in a predictable loop. People wake up on the same side of the bed, follow the same routines, interact with the same people, and respond in the same emotional ways. These actions feel harmless because they are familiar. Yet Dispenza asks a crucial question: if nothing changes in how the brain is used throughout the day, how can anything new emerge?From a neurological…  ​Read More​YourStory RSS Feed