Reflective Mind

Reflective Mind

The Reality Filter, How to See the World Without Your Bias Distorting It

The clearer your perception, the sharper your strategy.

Reflective Mind's avatar
Reflective Mind
Aug 13, 2025
∙ Paid
6
2
Share

Most people do not live in reality.
They live inside a simulation made of their own memories, assumptions, and fears.

They believe they are seeing the truth, when in reality they are looking through a fogged-up lens, mistaking the blur for clarity.

The problem is not intelligence. The problem is distortion.

When your perception is warped, you make decisions on bad data. You solve the wrong problems. You waste years chasing goals that never mattered.

Reality filtering is the process of stripping away that distortion so you can act on what is, not what you wish or fear it to be.

Let’s step inside the lab.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Reflective Mind to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 MindMosaic
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture