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Chapter 16:

Metaprograms

D o you want to know the key to every human’s mind?

Metaprograms refer to the different ways of filtering

incoming
by
different
people.
information
Knowledge about specific mental filters they use gives you the
opportunity to communicate much more effectively with
others and also enables you to strengthen the influence you

have on them.

As you already know from the first chapters of this book,

everyone makes decisions, finds solutions, processes what you
say or motivates themselves differently. The ability to see

these differences and to recognize different metaprograms

allows you to adjust your message so that you can always

reach the intended goal of your interaction.

The human mind processes a HUGE amount of information
every single moment of our lives. To be able to function

normally in this world, it must filter all the information and

signals it receives by ignoring some of them and letting others

in. Metaprograms are these filters of perception, which

decide how we develop specific, individual thinking
patterns in our brains. They are a little bit like club

bouncers, defining which information will be let in and which

won’t be allowed to enter.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) assumes that every

person has their own unique set of metaprograms. They filter