The lecture about mind bugs was extremely surprising. I had no idea how strong and quick to judge our perceptions can be. It really surprised me that my believes and perceptions can be totally wrong even if I strongly believe in them. For example, there was no doubt that the two tables were different. I was 100% confident that they had different surface areas. Unfortunately, my perception of these two tables was wrong. This really taught me a lesson about my behavior and judgment of things. I learned that perhaps I shouldn’t be quick to judge, even if I think I am fully right. For the longest time, I have been very stubborn with my believes. I now realize that I should always consider all alternatives when making judgments. I accept that the tables have the same surface areas. However, I still don’t understand how they can be the same.
There was a time when someone’s perception of me was totally wrong. One day at my old banking job, a customer started to ask me questions about my background. This customer did not believe me when I told him that I was born here in the U.S. He started to tease me and asked to see my green card. While I think this customer was trying to be funny, I found it offensive that he didn’t believe that I was born in the U.S. I think because I speak with a small accent, his perceptions of me led him to believe that I was not from this country.
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