Filter Bias

The only thing that you can guarantee about your own perspective is that it is not 100% accurate. Perceptions are coloured and influenced by the sum of our personal experiences so perspective is unique for every individual.

Childhood is filled with imposed experiences and exposures that form the personal filters we carry throughout our lives. Religion and politics will further polarize our biases and filter our perspective to hear what we want to hear and spin what we don’t want to hear into something more palatable.

Fake news is in the eye of the beholder. Fake or real becomes reality the instant dogma creates filter bias and distorts perspective. Seeing things for what they are is impossible if we cannot first neutralize the way they make us feel. Emotional response is not always a logical response.

In kung fu this concept is encapsulated in the harmonization of our spirit with our intent. Recognizing the incongruities that exist when we compare our actions to our values can be a life changing and enlightening.

Know thyself.

 “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” - Lau Tzu (601 - 531 BC)