Hacking Life: Control Your Mind, Control Your Reality
We are mobile computers, constantly processing information, assessment scenarios and making decisions. Our sensory organs can take in millions of bits of information a second yet our consciousness can only handle a small portion of that. How do we decide what to focus on?
The simple answer is we don’t.
Our minds develop patterns to help us recognize information and group it into families. We then choose different groups to focus on based on our wants and needs.
Let me give you an example. Pretend that you are in the middle of the desert, you have nothing to drink and you are feeling a bit parched. Your mind will automatically begin scanning your environment for sources of water. Given enough time, and desperation, your mind may begin to even fabricate perceptual stimuli to trick you into continuing your search (survival mechanisms are awesome!).
This is an extreme example of the phenomena but shows us how strong our minds are and how we see what we want to.
Why is this important?
When you understand that the mind is fallible, and sees what it wants to, you begin to question your perceived reality a bit more. Was that guy really pissed at me, or did I simply perceive it that way because I “felt” like that was the most likely scenario. We are constantly walking around seeing things the way we “think” they are, instead of seeing them as they actually are. This can lead to some large perceptual errors; however, when we really grasp how we are perceiving things, we can begin to shift things in our own favor.
Take this for example. You are looking for a new job and you are worried about not finding it. What if you could trick yourself into perceiving things as if you already had that job? Do you think this would affect the likelihood of you successfully finding it? I think it would, and I will tell you why.
If you believe (belief = perception) that you already have the job then you would most likely:
- Act more confidently because you are no longer worried.
- Experience a decrease in stress and anxiety (leading to increased performance).
- Attempt opportunities you may not have because you are not worried about the outcome.
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The possibilities of this technique are limitless.
It’s almost like you are creating your own virtual reality world that you can live and exist in. Obviously we want to remain connected to consensus reality; however, we get the luxury of adding the “skin” that we prefer. Try it for yourself and see how it works. You might be surprised.
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Our brains works great we try to make similer computers,but they will never reach our brain level
The mind is not in the brain.
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Yep, this is indeed the law of attraction. Simple yet powerful. Easier said than done of course with negativity and fear being a human survival instinct. It is a daily decision to think this way. Thanks for the encouragement!
I don't think it is possible to truly control the reality, not like this. A piece of rubbish in the ocean moves with the water, not the other way around and what a foolish thing that would be to think that this piece can control the waves. It can IMAGINE it can, until the rough awakening.
what creates the waves?
You have a great mind for writing @metama. I love the movie the Matrix, and it's great you used it as an example. Funny enough you used an example of perception that I am actually experience right now! I am looking to transition to another job because my current job might let me go. I got a verbal offer from another company and now it has allowed me to be confident when interviewing for additional companies. Even before I got the offer I tricked myself into thinking I had it, which definitely helped my confidence and anxiety. Keep up the good work, upvoted :)
ha :) love the attitude. Thanks for the support. Stay tuned for more awesome content.
what we got on our mind make us happy or not
The mind itself is as wonderful as something the universe/nature can create. The problem is that we identify with our minds - we are angry, depressed, sad etc. because of a lot of little things. Instead of just enjoying the moment, we waste it by being angry, depressed, sad etc.
Smoke some pot and you got control over universe
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
I always love hackers but not BlackHatHacker .....
Life is a mindset game, the more you get in control of your mind the more you are in control of your life. It takes time and a lot of training but it is worth it, i'm glad i'm out from the matrix, awesome post @metama, looking forward to see more post in your blog
Well, i checked your other post and i like the argument that you are sharing.
I'm looking to see if someone post a content about ayahuasca, i think is a greast topic to talk about, thanks again for your work, ciao
thanks @flachito88. Let me know if there is anything in particular you want to learn about. I intend to focus on the mindset/meditation space but also want to share about general health and wellness, travel tips and food!