The Ultimate Life Upgrade

Of all the things that pique my curiosity, understanding why we humans are wired the way we are probably takes the lead.

In principle, our needs are simple- happiness, belongingness, peace, love and fulfillment.

But our approach to attaining each of those states is complex because, despite our expectations and Olympic-level skills to blame external factors, our experience of life comes down to one thing: Our Internal state of being.

For context, think back to any instance in the past where you’ve been guilty of ripping someone’s head off for no good reason, made a bad decision, or accused a loved one of fooling around elsewhere when all they really did was have a long, exhausting day.

If you playback the scene, you’ll likely find that two sneaky culprits were at play. The narratives you formed in that ever-imaginative mind of yours and your physiology- how sleep deprived, hangry, or out of whack you were at the time.

These two key factors influence how we experience the world. The unfortunate part? Most of humanity is oblivious to this fact.

No wonder the world feels like a giant reality TV show with people constantly projecting their inner turmoil onto others, circumstances and basically anything else outside their control.

This bizarre way of living is a surefire recipe for drama, conflict and general misery.

It takes a certain level of self-awareness to realize that our inner world dictates everything we experience in the outer world.

And let’s not froget the layers- our inner world is also shaped by environmental conditioning, belief systems, and our personal version of ‘reality’.

A person who has been racially abused may carry an unhealthy stereotype about certai groups for a lifetime.. Being cheated once may make someone judge all relationships, even the most secure and loving ones.

So in the end our experience of the world is nothing more than a reflection of our perception, which is why owning our internal state is hands down the biggest life hack.

POV: Ultimately we all just live in in our heads.

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