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Episode Title: Perception is Reality (Part 1)

Welcome back to "Just Two Cents," your weekly dose of real talk and lighthearted fun. I'm your host, Eric Ebron, and today we're diving into a topic that's both mind-boggling and entertaining: perception is reality.

How "Advice will relate" segment:

Today we're diving into a topic that's a little spooky, and a little silly: The Illusion of Reality. We're about to take a wild ride through the twists and turns of our own minds.

The Illusion of Reality

Ever feel like you're living in a simulation? Okay, maybe not that extreme, but we all know that feeling when we completely misinterpret a situation. It's like our brains are playing a game of telephone with reality, and the message gets a little garbled along the way.

That's the thing about perception – it's our filter, our lens, our very own pair of reality goggles. But sometimes those goggles get a little smudged, and we end up seeing things that aren't really there.

It is OK to have a bit of skepticism of what's there but the important thing is to cultivate a healthy skepticism – not a full-blown conspiracy theory kind of thing. You can still have that little voice in the back of our heads that says, "Hold on, Ebron, are you sure you saw what you think you saw?"

Playing Hide-and-Seek with Reality

Now, this whole illusion of reality thing can be pretty hilarious too. Like, have you ever been absolutely certain you saw someone out of the corner of your eye, only to turn around and find... nobody? It's like playing hide-and-seek with your own senses.

Or how about those times when you're frantically searching for your keys, swearing you just had them a second ago, only to find them sitting right there on the counter? It's enough to make you question your sanity.

Our brains are wired to make sense of the world around us, but sometimes they take a few shortcuts. They fill in the blanks, connect the dots, and create a narrative that might not be entirely accurate. It's like a magic trick and our brains are the magicians, and we're the easily fooled audience.

The Curious Case of the Ninja Sock Cat

Speaking of fooled, let me tell you about the time I thought a kid was running across the highway at night. It was about two in the morning and after a long day of work and then partying, I probably shouldn't have been out.

It was late at night, and I was sure I saw a shadowy figure darting across the road. I pressed the brakes hard and performed a small swerve to avoid the 'perceived' kid.

The real issue happened when my roommates woke up and was preparing to brace for anything but when I shared to them what I 'saw', there was no evidence to corroborate the story.

Turns out, exhaustion can create your worst nightmares. Yeah, I know, I know... it probably wasn't exhaustion but in my defense, it was really dark out, and I really thought that I saw the kid.

The whole thing was pretty embarrassing, but it also taught me a valuable lesson: sometimes the most logical explanation is the right one. That was a time that I couldn't convince them of my reality because there wasn't enough evidence.

When we explain our issues sometimes, we can't really describe the reality in a way that others can see it. So when the people in our lives attempt to give us advice, they are looking through their lens... not ours... and the advice can be waaay off!

Outro

Tease next weeks podcast: Alright, folks, that's all the time we have for today. Next week, we pick back up with Perception is Reality talking about how our own senses can deceive us. If we can't trust our own senses... why should we trust what your senses are telling you to tell me?