Red alert!! Communication Glitch in our programmings!!!

Have you ever been embarassed after a statement? Forced into damaged control?? Feel stupid after the fact?? You might be aware of them or you might not, but there's an error in our *programming*.(Yes I treat brains as computers and mindsets as softwares =p). Here's probably one of the reason why.

Error: Treating Inferences as facts.

Fact: A statement or claim that can be objectively verfied or proven. For example: The date today is March 23 . Wood comes mainly from trees. The tallest man-made structure to date is the Burj Dubai skyscraper.

Inference: process of reasoning from premises to a deduction or conclusion. Inferences are inevitable. Our problem arises when we treat inferences as automatic fact. It happens that our brain auto-process infos based on association, relevance and logical reasoning. This is to quickly filter out and deal with the loads of info it receives, both trivial and crucial so it does not overload and short-circuit itself.So be careful. Your inference can be your error.

Examples:

• You see a poorly dressed customer walk into your store and conclude they don't have money to spend.
• You see a woman with a fuller figure wearing a billowing blouse. You congratulate her on her upcoming pregnancy.
• You see a college student normally attired in jeans enter the room sporting a business suit. You assume they had a job interview.
• You hear a voice over the fast-food intercom. You say "Thank you, Sir" at order completion. You drive up and painfully learn that voice belonged to a woman.
• You hear the word "nurse" or "dancer" and immediately decode this as "female". Conversely, you hear "construction worker" or "engineer" and decode "male".
• You see two people standing together at a social situation. You believe they are a couple.
• You see a person driving an expensive car. You assume that he is well off.
• You pick up on a charred smell. You assume whatever your friend is cooking, you'll be looking at a black plate on the table.
• You hear a police siren go off your neighbourhood. You assume there's something big going on around the corner.
• You see a pair of bride and bridesgroom. You went up to congratulate them only to know that the man wearing the tuxedo is the best man.

Solution: It's only human for you to make inferences. Just don't automatically give them "fact" status.

"The brain processes 400 Billion bits of information a second. BUT, we are ONLY aware of 2,000 of those." -Dr. Joseph Dispenza, D.C.

Don't blame your biological processor. It's only doing what's right to keep itself from blowing up its circuitry into bits.

Content credits to LisaMarie Luccioni

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