#perception
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You cannot change the world, but you can change your perception of it.
You can’t see the past; you can’t see the future.
We are often unaware of the role chance plays in our lives.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness.
What we see is not what we see but what we are.
Art is a way to reframe the ordinary into something extraordinary.
Autism is not a deficit; it is a different way of perceiving the world.
From The Pattern Seekers by Simon Baron-Cohen
The left hemisphere's focus on analysis can lead to a fragmented view of life.
The sense of smell is the most powerful of all the senses.
From The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
Understanding fragrance requires a deep connection to the world around us.
From The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
Religion is about the way we experience the world.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
It’s like a dream, but it’s not a dream.
Time is not a mere sequence of moments.
From Being and Time by Martin Heidegger
We see the world, not as it is, but as we are.
The use of reason is to be distinguished from the use of the senses.
It's not things that upset us, but our judgments about things.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.
From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The richness of sound can evoke powerful emotions.
The art of perfumery is about capturing fleeting moments.
From The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
The value of an object is determined by the stories we attach to it.
To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
Understanding Bitcoin requires a shift in how we perceive value and money.
From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
Science is not only a way of knowing; it is a way of seeing.
People are often not who they seem.
Our experience of time is intertwined with the world around us.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
To understand is to perceive patterns.
We often create our own obstacles through our perceptions.
Reality is not simply what happens; it is also what we make of it.
From The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Our beliefs shape our perceptions, and we must question them.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Being liked does not guarantee success.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
The patterns we see in life are often illusions created by our minds.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.
From Rising Strong by Brené Brown
What people see on the surface is not who I am.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Thinking critically allows you to see beyond the obvious.
I was not a coward. I was a coward.
Life is a story we tell ourselves, and we can change the narrative.
The use of reason is to be preferred to that of the senses.
Everything becomes more difficult, as if one were in a fog, one sees and hears less clearly.
From The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
When you enter a mindset, you enter a new world.
Clocks are not the only way to measure time.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Reality is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose.
From The Cosmic Code by Heinz R. Pagels
Flow is not just a mental state; it’s a transformative experience that can change how we perceive reality.
Reality is more complex than our perceptions can ever convey.
From The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose
A great forgery can fool even the most discerning eye.
From The Forger's Spell by Edward Dolnick
In the world of quantum physics, the observer is a part of the observed.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
When we think of the past it’s the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.
From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
What we see when we look at the world is determined not only by the world we see but also by the theories we hold.
Quantum mechanics teaches us that the observer is an integral part of the observed.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
Sometimes, it’s the things we cannot see that matter most.
From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
He saw beauty in the chaos of nature.
There is no such thing as an unqualified truth.
Women often underestimate their accomplishments.
Time is not a line, but a series of events woven together.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
Seeing the world as it is, not as we wish it to be, is crucial.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
The right hemisphere sees the world as a whole, while the left reduces it to parts.
The world is full of things that are not true.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
From The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
To be is to be perceived.
The most important thing we can do is to learn to see the world as a system.
Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than bad design.
Everything we experience is a reflection of our own mind.
Truth is often obscured by the veils of opinion.
From The Dream of Reason by Anthony Gottlieb
The brain is a world consisting of a number of universes.
Time is not what we think it is.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
In the world of groceries, nothing is as simple as it seems.
Your thoughts create your reality.
From The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
Our expectations can have a profound effect on our experiences.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.
From Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Humans think in stories rather than in numbers.
Our perception shapes our reality.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
What you see is all there is.
Your mindset shapes your reality.
From Choose Wonder Over Worry by Amber Rae
Soundscapes shape our memories and influence our perceptions of places.
We need to change the narrative about what women can do.
From The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
When we lose our physical sight, we gain a deeper vision.
The sun always has a way of illuminating the truth.
From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Trading is not just a numbers game; it is a game of perception.
The flow of time is an illusion.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
The patterns we see in life are often mere coincidences.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
The wisdom of the East teaches us to look beyond the surface of things.
From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.
The left hemisphere is more concerned with what is known, while the right hemisphere is more concerned with what is possible.
Our fears are often more powerful than the reality of our situation.
From Choose Wonder Over Worry by Amber Rae
It's not the things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about them.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
The patterns we see are often illusions created by our minds.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
Our perception of air is influenced by both scientific inquiry and poetic imagination.
From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson
Religious narratives shape our values and perceptions of the world.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
Cultural perceptions of AI will influence its acceptance and implementation.
From AI 2041 by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
Success in sports is often determined by how well you can read the game.
Every day, I observe the world with my own eyes.
From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The greatest obstacle to accurate analysis is the tendency to see what we expect to see.
In the end, time is an illusion we create.
From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
The mind is the lens through which we perceive the world.
The righteous mind is like a tongue; it tastes different flavors.
From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
We often miss the obvious because we are blinded by our biases.
People with a fixed mindset believe their qualities are fixed traits.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
It’s not just about how others see you; it’s about how you see yourself.