The Faulty Beliefs Sabotaging Your Life Private logic is Adler’s term for the set of beliefs, assumptions, and rules that guide your behavior but are not consciously examined, not shared with others, and often not based on accurate assessment of reality. These are the conclusions you reached in childhood about how the world works, what you need to do to be safe and valued, and what strategies will secure significance. They operate beneath conscious awareness, organizing your perceptions and actions automatically. And because they are private, not checked against external reality, and often formed when you were too young to...