Do you sometimes feel intellectually inferior to others? And, on top of that, do you feel as though there is nothing you can do about it – as though some people are just more creative, or have better problem-solving skills?
How we look at and interpret life is incredibly important to getting the most out of it.
Six wise blind men are trying to describe an elephant. The first man touches the elephant’s ear and says that an elephant is like a thick blanket. The second touches a tusk and decides that the animal is sharp and pointy. The third touches the leg and concludes that an elephant is like a tree trunk. The fourth touches the side and believes it’s like a wall. The fifth feels the tail and imagines a rope. And the sixth man puts his hands on the elephant’s head, which reminds him of a rock.
They all have different perspectives, and though none of them is exactly wrong, each misses the full picture by focusing only on particular parts. We must broaden our own perspectives if we wish to avoid the same fate.
Recent studies have discovered that the average person only uses around 2 percent of their mental powers. In other words, 98 percent of our potential power lies idle. But how much potential is this?
if everyone could use all of their brain cells, each person could generate more ideas than there are molecules in the universe!
Luckily, each of us can tap into this unused brainpower. To start, all we have to do is shift our perspective.
“We do not see the world as it is, but as we are” – Anais Nin