There are probably hundreds of such traps, but I've reduced those that I've seen to fourteen basic types. It's very easy to get caught in a trap. The truisms are repeated so often they can be taken for granted. Traps can lead you to accept restrictions upon your life that have nothing to do with you. You can unwittingly pay taxes you don't have to pay, abide by standards that are unsuited to you, put up with problems that aren't really yours.
Traps are assumptions that are accepted without challenge.
As long as they go unchallenged, they can keep you enslaved. That's why it's important that we challenge them in the following pages. If you're not free now, it's very likely that you've accepted some of these traps. And you probably haven't known of a number of alternatives that could get you out of your restrictions without the pain and effort that you might have assumed would be necessary. As we look at these traps and alternatives, I hope you'll become aware of the unlimited number of avenues open to you.