“I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
It’s easy to believe that our perception of reality is infallible.
But the truth is that our brains are constantly manipulating and spinning information to fit within our narrative.
A football game has countless perspectives — the winning team’s version of events will likely differ from the losing team’s version. Both are subjective interpretations of what “really” happened on the field.
And let’s not forget about the fans, referees, announcers, and everyone else with a stake in the game — they also have their unique narratives.
So instead of clinging to our perceptions and narrow narratives. It would serve us better to acknowledge that infinite realities may coexist at any moment. The world is complex, and there is no one correct way to see it.
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