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Chapter 1:
How Do Our Mental Filters
Operate?
E very single piece of information that comes from our
environment goes through mental filters we all have
in our minds. The realization of their existence is the
first step towards working on your approach and attitude. A
change of your attitude and mindset is the most effective route
to a positive revolution in your personal growth.
How exactly does it work? All your senses are your first
filter. They themselves already ignore certain parts of reality.
When you are watching the world around you, you are limited
by how the human brain is constructed. You do not perceive
all the physical phenomena with the naked eye—you can’t see
the gravity, sound waves, infrared light, UV waves, radio
waves, Wi-Fi, microwaves, radiation, etc. You do not see
reality as it truly is. What you see is only an interpretation,
produced by your brain.
You have probably had a chance to see this illustration at
some point:
