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Chapter 2:
A Map Is Not Actual Terrain
A s you already know from the first few sections of
this book, every human has their own map of reality,
which is not actual reality. An understanding of this
concept will provide you with endless possibilities of
development. You will start seeing the world and your
relationships with other people very differently, more in depth
and in accordance with reality.
What is a map of reality? It is nothing more than a mental
reflection of the world that surrounds us. As I mentioned
before, you do not see the world how it is, but as you perceive
it through a set of filters: experiences, senses, beliefs and
values. All of these create your unique, subjective map of
reality.
Our mind is forced to select crucial information from a great
number of stimuli and every human has a particular algorithm,
according to which the most important information is selected.
Hence, the reason why it’s impossible to perceive the objective
world. What you see is the reality that has already been
filtered—all stimuli from the outer world is carefully
preselected.
