REFRAMING REALITY
“you project onto reality. change the projection.”
The Lesson
There's probably a base reality, but we don't access it directly. We project our own movie onto it. Two people see the same dog: one feels fear (bitten as a child), one feels joy (positive associations). Same physical reality, completely different experience. Most reframing happens accidentally, but you can do it intentionally. When the pandemic hit, one frame was 'tragedy and financial hardship.' The chosen frame was 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn, build, and improve.' Same reality, different filter, different outcome.
Real-World Example
A founder's company is struggling. Frame 1: 'We're failing, this is terrible.' Frame 2: 'We're learning faster than companies that succeeded easily.' Same facts. The second frame leads to better decisions, more energy, and often better outcomes. You can't change what's happening, but you can change what you project onto it. The projection affects your actions, which affect the outcome.
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