24/02/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            ✨🧠 Fun Fact: ️No two realities are ever the same! There are multiple factors that influence how we individually perceive reality 🤯✨️                                        
                                    
                                                                        
                                        Your brain isn’t showing you reality—it’s showing you ✨your✨ reality 🧠🔄
Isn’t it fascinating that two people can receive the exact same piece of information yet perceive it, and react, in completely different ways?
Here’s the science behind why this happens 👇
Your brain is bombarded with millions of bits of information every day—but it can only process a fraction of that. In order to process that level of information, your brain has a system to prioritise the information and pick out what it deems most important.
To do this, it filters everything and how we interpret information is shaped by:
✅ Past experiences – Our experiences shape our beliefs, which influence how we see the world. For example, if someone had a negative experience with dogs, they might perceive all dogs as dangerous, while a lifelong dog lover sees them as friendly and safe.
✅ Personal biases – Cultural influences, societal norms, and unconscious assumptions shape our beliefs—often without us even realising it.
✅ Mindset & emotions – Our emotional state impacts how we react to new information. If you’re already stressed, you’re more likely to interpret a neutral comment as criticism.
The issue is, you’re not getting an ✨objective✨ view of things before reacting.
The Neuroscience ⤵️
The reticular activating system (RAS), a network in your brainstem, acts as a filter—deciding what gets your attention and what gets ignored, generally you will notice more of what aligns with what you already believe. Also known as confirmation bias.
If you want to react more objectively, here’s what you can do:
✅ Become aware of your thought patterns—challenge automatic judgments
✅ Expose yourself to new perspectives and experiences to stimulate neuroplasticity
✅ Reframe situations—studies show that cognitive reframing can shift emotional responses
✅ Practice mindfulness—reducing emotional reactivity helps you see things more clearly
Do you ever find yourself filtering reality in a way that isn’t actually helpful to you?