I often heard the question, “How well do you know him or her?” But the thing is, something else is important: how well do we know ourselves? Our views of the world, our vision, determine how we see people and things around us.

Our brain collects information throughout our lives; this is what we call experience. But we don't even realize that our brain mainly reacts to everything around us based on this experience. So, if you have been bitten by a dog, when you see another dog, you will instinctively be wary or even afraid. Even though it is a different dog and it is not a fact that it will bite you like the other one did. Now let's add Schrödinger's theory to this, and voilà, everything falls into place. The brain allows for both situations.

Based on this, I dare to suggest that our brain chooses from possible outcomes based not on “what is” but on “what it already knows.” Therefore, it is not how well we know people that is important, but how well we know ourselves. After all, we may not see people as they are, but as our own experience allows us to see them.

I often heard the question, “How well do you know him or her?” But the thing is, something else is important: how well do we know ourselves? Our views of the world, our vision, determine how we see people and things around us.

Our brain collects information throughout our lives; this is what we call experience. But we don't even realize that our brain mainly reacts to everything around us based on this experience. So, if you have been bitten by a dog, when you see another dog, you will instinctively be wary or even afraid. Even though it is a different dog and it is not a fact that it will bite you like the other one did. Now let's add Schrödinger's theory to this, and voilà, everything falls into place. The brain allows for both situations.

Based on this, I dare to suggest that our brain chooses from possible outcomes based not on “what is” but on “what it already knows.” Therefore, it is not how well we know people that is important, but how well we know ourselves. After all, we may not see people as they are, but as our own experience allows us to see them.