3042: My Reality or Yours by Steve Pavlina on How to Examine Your Beliefs

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🗓️ 16 February 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3042: How do we know if our reality is the true one? Steve Pavlina explores the nature of subjective and objective reality, challenging us to question our perceptions and consider alternative viewpoints. By examining how beliefs shape our experiences, he invites us to expand our awareness and take greater control over our personal growth. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/03/my-reality-or-yours/ Quotes to ponder: "My reality is the one that makes the most sense to me, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only reality." "If you assume reality is objective, you’ll seek truth by trying to eliminate perceptual biases. If you assume reality is subjective, you’ll seek truth by aligning your thoughts with your desires." "Perhaps the most intelligent choice is not to rigidly lock onto a single model of reality but to consciously select the model that best serves us in each moment." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	My Reality or Yours by Steve Pavlina of stevepavlina.com.
1:21.6	If your belief system is rooted in the concept of an objective reality which we all share,
1:26.6	then how could you disprove
1:28.8	the existence of other realities where each of us lives in our own little world? From your
1:34.3	perspective, it would be a worthy endeavor to prove that yours is the one true reality. From the
1:39.8	perspective that we each live in a reality created by our own thoughts and beliefs, however,
1:44.6	attempting such a proof would be pointless because your belief system requires no proof.
1:49.9	Your beliefs are self-proving.
1:52.5	You'd only be proving what you're creating, like pointing to the cake you baked as proof that
1:57.6	cake is real. You don't need to prove what you're creating.
2:01.7	Such a belief system will shape your actions by compelling you
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