Weekly Snapshot: Perspective vs. Perception

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Reality is subjective.

Every person has a story that shapes their reality. And the problem with stories is that they’re usually not entirely true. Our memories play a trick on us, and as memories become distant, we fluff them up a bit, chipping away the layer of authenticity from the actual events. An example is a recollection of the same event differently by two people. If two people experienced the same event together, how can they remember it differently? It is where perception takes center stage.

We take in the same information but perceive it differently than the other person. Over time, our experiences evolve to build a coherent story that matches our evolution and beliefs and keeps us sane. Based on our perception, we end up with disagreements and experience a thought divergence regardless of experiencing the same thing.

The remedy lies in gaining perspective. Perspective is simply altering the anchor of your thought and considering looking at the world from the eyes of the other person. It requires tremendous effort and an open mind to entertain ideas contrary to ours. It also requires courage to walk a mile in the other person’s shoes only to understand the reason that caused the divergence of perception.

I have learned that to be at peace with your reality works only when you understand that your perception is not absolute and you need perspective to survive. Your reality is ever-evolving, and your personal experiences turned into distant memories and stories play a vital role in shaping it. Gaining perspective is critical to making sure you keep growing and evolving. The worst that could happen is losing out on opportunities to improve your understanding of reality and remaining stuck in the past.

The remedy lies in gaining perspective.

Growth comes from exposure to different ideas with a willingness to learn. It is about survival. You do not want to remain chained to your past, and the only way to break free is by gaining perspective.

Open your mind.

💪 Wins of the week

  1. Pressure is on at work! We’ve been building and shipping features at work like crazy. It is pure startup life - pace is insane and everyone is hyperfocused on delivery - no bullshit. Just pure focus on outcomes.
  2. Correcting course in life is always a healthy exercise. I did it. Learned a lot during the process and I can confidently say, course corrected!

🧐 Challenges & Learnings

  1. Coming back home feels like vacation. There is a lack of routine and inconsistency of habits. To keep up your routine, especially, during short-term retreats is quite a challenge.
  2. Understanding where the other person is coming from is critical to a healthy relationship. Listening is a key tool, but combining it with understanding is a killer combination. Use both all the time.

🎯 Goals for Next Week

  1. Gain a deeper understanding of Off-Take Agreements and leveraging them in the field of Manfacturing.
  2. Initiate early conversations with potential customers and build a community.
  3. Get the first early customers for AI SDR + generate a $10,000 per month income stream (deadline is end of Q2-24).
  4. Stay focused and grateful.

📖 My Readings

Reading has been quite on the sidelines these days. Shameful for a person like me but I’ll build the reading momentum again.

🎬 My YouTube Video

My throat infection has truly taken a toll. Good news though - next video coming out this week. I’ve decided not to aim for perfection - instead, have a good story to tell. Everything else will fall into place accordingly. Stay tuned friends!

✍️ Quote of the Week

“ Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend"

- Bruce Lee