If you’ve ever argued with another person, you know that people tend to be biased in their interpretation of what they see and hear. This idea refers to the phenomenon of motivated perception. What is Motivated Perception? Motivated perception, or motivated reasoning, is when our biases unconsciously drive us to come to a certain conclusion. In simpler terms, this means that our preconceived ideas about the way something is interferes with the way that we

In The Matrix, Cypher meets with Agent Smith to negotiate terms to be put back into the matrix. He is sick of what his life is having taken the red pill and he wants to be put back into the pods of pink goo and be ignorant of what the truth is. He says that after nine years of being out of the matrix, he has learned that ignorance is bliss. Is ignorance really bliss?

In Game of Thrones, this quote is said twice. First it is said in Season 3, Episode 6 during a private conversation between Lord Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish and Lord Varys. Baelish explains what chaos really is.   Baelish being the pragmatist and opportunist that he is, sees chaos as a ladder. It is the ultimate opportunity to climb to a higher status. He says many who try to climb it fail and never get the

When you think of rain, what thoughts come to mind? You likely think of words like “calm,” “peaceful,” and gentle. Now, what do you think of when you hear the word “thunder”? You probably think of words like “loud,” “frightening,” or “booming.” So, do you prefer rain or thunder? The quote “It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder,” refers to effective communication. More specifically, it means that yelling does more damage than good, and

Do you remember who you dreamt of becoming when you were a child? Maybe you wanted to be a doctor or a dancer or an actress. What we seem to forget, as we “grow up” is that we can be whoever we choose to be. We lose sight of the fact that we have a lot more power than we think. You have the power to be whoever you choose to, whether it is your

Life doesn’t always go the way we plan it, and we don’t always understand why things happen in the way that they do. But the truth is, sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place. Maybe the universe is unfolding as it should, and we can’t see the bigger picture yet. Perhaps this means that we need to trust in divine timing. What is Divine Timing? Divine timing has many

We all have an idea of our highest selves and an image of who we aspire to become. And instead of steadily changing things one step at a time to become that person, we feel the need to rush and try to change everything at once. As a result, we often find ourselves back in the same position we started when we had the idea of transformation. Change can be difficult in all aspects, but

We tend to associate storms with negativity or darkness. They appear in books and movies to set the tone for sadness, anger, loss, and fright. Perhaps, people are so wrapped up in this perspective that every storm, even inner storms, coincides with this negative attachment. But what if there was a different perspective? Could there be a possibility that our inner storms strike for specific reasons? In a previous post, I talked about how not