Blinded by perceptions
…united by reality.
It’s natural for humans to be perceptive, no doubt. Our cognitive algorithms are build that way. But while creating those perceptions, one cannot afford to lose touch with the reality. Because no matter how gravely right or wrong our perceptions are, reality is where we ought to live (read: survive). One of the natural consequences as a human is that when you aren’t aware of the reality around you, your perception takes the dominating stand of becoming your reality, which is a dangerous position to be in. The second consequence is picking a side — play on your own perception or piggyback on someone else’s.
In the past couple months, I’ve come closer than ever to:
1. Accepting reality the way it is — no added sugar or salt by relying on available historical + dynamic data.
2. Building accurate perceptions — eliminating the “shocks” to the bare minimum and building perceptions as close to reality as possible.
Umpteen number of questions start spinning when you begin breaking your head around this concept. The top ones rarely change — Why is this important? How are these perceptions and realities affecting my decisions?
Bear in mind, these questions are chilling in the back of your head until a certain action surfaces it in your current worldview. And when the questions do hit you, that’s when you really get the answers. If those answers counter the actions you’ve taken in the past, you’re stuck. You can try to fix it but it’s just a feeble attempt. You know what you’ve done. Now, all you can do is live with it. But, the most crucial bit (otherwise this whole piece is a waste) — avoid replicating them.
