🕸 Arbitrary Inference, Selective Abstraction & Your Life’s Path
Your life is constantly drawing conclusions without evidence or worse, ignoring evidence that’s right in front of you. This is arbitrary inference, and it shapes the narratives you live by. Examples: 1. Believing someone’s criticism defines your worth when it was situational. 2. Assuming a failed project means you’re not capable, ignoring past successes. 3. Feeling unworthy because of childhood messages, even when adult achievements contradict them. Remember: Emotional intelligence: understanding your energy and its byproducts is critical. Where knowledge is not integrated, separation persists, and efficiency is lost. Examples: 1. Reacting angrily in conversations instead of noticing triggers and patterns. 2. Ignoring subtle signs of burnout because you “keep pushing,” repeating the cycle. 3. Feeling drained after social interactions, missing how your energy is being affected. Surface attractions (light, glamour, success) are often secondary, a reflection of personal narrative. When you focus on the light to avoid your shadows, you negate the origin of your conclusions. Examples: 1. Chasing promotions to feel validated instead of addressing self-doubt. 2. Obsessing over social media appearances while avoiding unresolved emotional pain. 3. Engaging in relationships for status or comfort instead of genuine connection. If guilt is your demon, it colors all projection like a spider’s web tuned to a frequency, filtering what you see and define. This is selective abstraction: ignoring the broader context, elevating a single detail to define the whole. Examples: 1. Fixating on a minor argument and ignoring months of positive interactions. 2. Judging yourself for one mistake while dismissing your growth and progress. 3. Seeing others’ actions only through your unresolved shame or fear. --- ⚖️ Collective Opportunity vs. Collective Obstacle Two people in the same environment can experience it differently: One sees opportunity in the present. The other is trapped in perception, stuck in the patterns of the past, letting emotional reaction dictate the path.