[[Doing]] Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-11-11 *Our body prepares for action by building a model of the signals it receives from the outside world and constructs a version of the world just before it experiences it.* This reminds me of [[Constructivism]], in that we believe that we are experiencing a reality, however the truth is that we are constructing our version of reality in each moment. It's kind of like [[inverse charisma]], the ability to be fully present in the presence of someone else, which makes you best able to [[Identifying Reality]], instead of having reality obscured by our activation which is preventing us from accessing the world the way it is. Our brain creating a model based on the information we get from the outside world are considered exteroception. For example, when photons hit our eyes, when pressure hits our ears, when cold hits our hand, we create a model of our experience. We keep updating that reality based on our past experiences. Our brain makes [[Assumptions]], or heuristic shortcuts to conserve energy, or make easier sense of the world. Unfortunately, these can cause us to make errors of judgment based on our [[cognitive biases]] ![[CleanShot 2022-11-13 at 08.32.42.jpg]] This matters because we are unable to process all of the information we receive at any time, and our brain runs a budget to try to [[focus attention]] on what's important. But we aren't that good at ensuring we are getting the right signals in the moment. Additionally, just like how [[The trouble with wilderness]] describes the false dichotomy of nature and man, and the negative implications of separating those, in the false separation of [[interoception]] and [[exteroception]], we end up with a fuzzy distinction between inside and outside. Since we are a part of the world, and our inside and outside signals are competing for attention and world creation, the truth of reality is that it all is important if we can only pay attention. Since [[emotion changes the world we are in]], moments of activation cause us to be less receptive to outside information, less able to see, less able to be creative, and more likely to create a reality that we expect instead of a reality that is. ### What would the opposite argument be? We are present in a reality that can be experienced and known. tags: #note/idea | #on/self | #on/action | #on/realism | #on/presence ## Sources: Barrett, L. F., & Quigley, K. S. (2021). Interoception: The Secret Ingredient. _Cerebrum: The Dana Forum on Brain Science_, _2021_, cer-06-21. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493823/](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493823/)