our brain tries to make whatever we are sensing…
Page 16our brain tries to make whatever we are sensing or thinking fit into our existing mental models. It does so through guesswork that's based on past experience, which has been hardwired in our brain. If we think the world is a dangerous place, we look around for evidence of this and find it. If we think people are talking about us, we find evidence for this too. Whatever filter we hold in mind, the brain will look for evidence to confirm this filter, and it does this extremely efficiently, second to second, without our conscious mind being aware of what we are doing.
— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations) · Quiet leadership by David Rock
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