the perception-reality “gap”
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The perception-reality “gap”
Rui Dias Quintino
" Half the worry in the world is caused by
people trying to make decisions before they
have sufficient knowledge on which to base
a decision."~ Dean Hawkes
"The brain and the eye may have a
contractual relationship in which the brain
has agreed to believe what the eye sees,
but in return the eye has agreed to look
for what the brain wants."
~ Daniel Gilbert, “Stumbling on Happiness”
Children: Top Parent Concerns (US)
~ Christie Barnes, “Paranoid Parents Guide”
• Kidnapping
• Child Snipers, school shootings
• Terrorism
• Stranger danger
• Drugs
Children: Top Real Threats (US)
~ Christie Barnes, “Paranoid Parents Guide”
• Car Accidents
• Homicide (+2/3 not a stranger)
• Maltreament or abuse ( +2/3 not a
stranger)
• Suicide
• Drowning
SuccessLuxury Car
Self image
Ego
Sex
Being right
Big house by the sea
Money
Lots of Money
Shopping
Travel
The Lottery!
Vacations
Happiness?
" If you observe a really happy man you will find
him building a boat, writing a symphony,
educating his son, growing double dahlias in his
garden, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi
Desert.
~ W. Béran Wolfe
…pause slide…
OK…
But, can we use this perception-reality “gap” to
our advantage?
…Be suspicious…
…Think less, “see” more…
" The cost of a thing is the amount of what I
call life, which is required to be exchanged for it
immediately or in the long run."
~ Henry Thoreau
Happiness = Perception(Reality) - Expectations
~ Tom Magliozzi (adapted )
Not everything it what it seems…
Take a chance! Fact is, you may be wrong!
Try yourself at ignite!
…“De histórias mal contadas
Anda meio mundo a viver Enquanto o outro meio Fica à espera de receber”…
“Dia de S. Receber”Xutos & Pontapés