Crippled CEO Blog #161: You can change reality

Crippled CEO Blog #161:

In quantum mechanics, there is a mysterious phenomenon known as the observer effect. When an electron is being observed, it behaves as a wave. When it is not, it behaves as a particle. Somehow, the electron “knows“ when it is being perceived, and that perception changes its reality.

Perception doesn’t only change reality at the quantum level. Perception changes the realities in our lives, as well.

Our very thoughts and opinions, our perceptions, can make something true that wasn’t true before and vice versa. 

Let us suppose that there is a job opening at Dream Job Incorporated. The current reality is that if you applied for that job at DJI, you would get it.

However, your perception of yourself and DJI tells you that there is no way they would hire you, so you don’t even bother applying. And so, just like that, the fabric of reality changes. They were going to hire you, but now they’re not — all because of your perception. 

This can work the other way, too. 

Employees of Steve Jobs have often remarked on his “reality distortion field “. He would want the impossible, and ask the impossible, and because of how strongly he believed in it, combined with the incredible talent of him and his team, it would get done. Projects that required at least six months to complete would be finished in three weeks instead.

I have cerebral palsy. I use a wheelchair and have pretty severe physical limitations and abnormalities. I’ve also dated beautiful and brilliant women that other, able-bodied guys would only dream of (a couple of these ladies had actual fan clubs made up of these men). 

Now, part of this is because I am actually amazing. The other large part of it, however, is that, despite my disability, my perception of myself as someone who is worthy of only the highest caliber of human is so strong that it makes it come true. Objectively “better“ guys than me were rejected, ignored, and blown off by these ladies who thought I was the bee’s knees (at least for a while). My perception of myself changed reality.

Your thoughts and opinions are more powerful than you realize. What you believe to be true can actually become true because you believe it. Just like with those electrons, your perception can change the world. Why not make it better for yourself? What would happen if you started believing you could do all the things that you want to do? You might just make it so. 

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