We do not really see reality, we perceive it. The understanding of this truth is a fundamental NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) principle. It is a subtle but important distinction to inwardly know that what we see is an interpretation of reality. Why is this important?

Because we are always providing our own interpretations of reality based upon our own subjective, faulty or biased paradigms. This affects not just how we understand the world, but how we understand people. Here are some of my favourite illustrations of the fragility of our perception.

How Many Legs?

Are the horizontal lines parallel or do they slope?

Focus on the dot then move your head backward & forward.

These images are great fun, but they also serve to illustrate a more important point. What we perceive in everyday life including the judgements we make about people are often wrong because we see what we are conditioned to see; not what is really there. Remember the proverb about giving a dog a bad name? Well one example of how perception operates is that we naturally tend to expect the worst from people whose poor reputation precedes them.

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