Zero to 1: How We Turn Information into Meaning
3 INSIGHTS
I.
Two people can read the same news article or witness the same event and come away with entirely different interpretations and emotions.
II.
It’s a common belief that information comes to us as neutral facts that we all understand similarly.
In reality, we actively interpret information and give information its meaning.
III.
Rather than information shaping our beliefs, our existing beliefs often shape how we interpret information.
2 QUOTES
I.
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” John Lubbock
II.
“The meaning of an event is not inherent in the event itself but is constructed by the observer.” Jiddu Krishnamurti
1 QUESTION
How can reality be purely objective if only subjects experience it?