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I have heard perception is reality, mostly from EO, but is it really? Or is it something else?
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Posted 10 y ago
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Mirroring your original post with the Google reference, I'll just highlight that Google now ranks RallyPoint's answer as the authority on this, at least for the military, so does that mean that whoever has the highest ranked response to this question really defines reality?
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When it comes to inter-personal relationships, perception often drives consequences as much as true reality does. However, the blanket statement of "perception is reality" cannot be true... the German Army could have had the perception that they were winning WWII in late April 1945, but that would not have changed the reality that Berlin was about to be taken and the entire government was about to fall. Truth is ultimately more important than perception. For example, a unit that perceives that they are doing well, but are actually failing, does not lead to more success, it leads to catastrophic failure.
Perception is how we view and interact with the world, which causes real world consequences, but that doesn't mean that perception and reality are the same.
Perception is how we view and interact with the world, which causes real world consequences, but that doesn't mean that perception and reality are the same.
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Capt Seid Waddell
http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/ you don't know who former Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf is, he was the face of the Ira...
LTC Yinon Weiss, the best example of the disconnect between perception and reality would be Bagdad Bob.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAeMtcURg0
It is important that we not do that to ourselves if we wish to succeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAeMtcURg0
It is important that we not do that to ourselves if we wish to succeed.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
My perception is that Comical Ali was promoting Saddam's propaganda (delusions presented as fact) regardless of the reality rolling in behind him.
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I agree with LTC Yinon Weiss in that perception does drive one's actions. If you are familiar with human psychology, LOSS AVERSION is an idea that was first brought up by Daniel Kahneman and mentioned in books such as Freakonomics and the Upsidedown of Irrationality. Behavioral economists have proven that our "perception" of losing something--which in reality was not our to begin with--greatly affects our ability to operate and shapes our decisions as human beings ie losing something that is not ours would have the same effect as losing something that is ours because we BELIEVE that the object to be lost belongs to us in REALITY. Our beliefs do become our local realities, but have no affect on the global reality as it relates to others. I hope this makes sense.
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To use an analogy -
Perception is to Reality as Fact is to Opinion.
Perceptions, like opinions, FEEL true to the person having them.
Reality, like facts, are proven to exist through empirical evidence.
The notion that perceptions and opinions can be conflated as truths gives us all sorts of crazy BS in society... I think I'll stop there, since I know each of you can come up with myriad examples.
Perception is to Reality as Fact is to Opinion.
Perceptions, like opinions, FEEL true to the person having them.
Reality, like facts, are proven to exist through empirical evidence.
The notion that perceptions and opinions can be conflated as truths gives us all sorts of crazy BS in society... I think I'll stop there, since I know each of you can come up with myriad examples.
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The famous televangelist, Dr. Robert H. Schuller, once posited that "I am not who I think I am. I am not who you think I am. I am who I think you think I am." Now there's a thought to keep you perplexed for a while. I've worked on it for several decades since first hearing it and have concluded that it is largely true (and largely a corollary of the principle you challenged us with: in other words, reality is perception)
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Sir,
Yes, perception is reality, just like first impressions are hard to change and individuals will be judged by the company they choose to keep. If an individual portrays a specific persona or is caught in a precarious situation it will reflect in the perception others have on them.
Take for example the recent report of the SOCOM LTG that was caught in a situation where he said things that he normally would not. However, if you read just the headline, not the full article and do not know him (which I do not) you could perceive that he is not someone you want to work for.
Yes, perception is reality, just like first impressions are hard to change and individuals will be judged by the company they choose to keep. If an individual portrays a specific persona or is caught in a precarious situation it will reflect in the perception others have on them.
Take for example the recent report of the SOCOM LTG that was caught in a situation where he said things that he normally would not. However, if you read just the headline, not the full article and do not know him (which I do not) you could perceive that he is not someone you want to work for.
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Sir,
Yes, I have perceived things incorrectly in the past and that is exactly why perception is reality. How a situation is perceived, becomes reality for someone not directly involved until an explanation can be given. Perceptions can always change. For example, in an EO situation a third party not involved in a situation can hear or see something and perceive it to be offensive and report it. That is why it is important to ensure that two thing happen.
1) Be wary of the things you do and say because your subordinates, most likely will not ask you for an explanation.
2) If there is a situation that could be perceived wrong and have a negative effect on the individual or unit, say something or ask for that explanation.
Yes, I have perceived things incorrectly in the past and that is exactly why perception is reality. How a situation is perceived, becomes reality for someone not directly involved until an explanation can be given. Perceptions can always change. For example, in an EO situation a third party not involved in a situation can hear or see something and perceive it to be offensive and report it. That is why it is important to ensure that two thing happen.
1) Be wary of the things you do and say because your subordinates, most likely will not ask you for an explanation.
2) If there is a situation that could be perceived wrong and have a negative effect on the individual or unit, say something or ask for that explanation.
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Yes perception is enough to charge people for EO/SHARP complaints... We just had an E6 get busted down to E5 for perception from a Facebook message.
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Capt Seid Waddell
SFC (Join to see), that points up the difference between reality and perception. The reality of the situation and the reality of the result can be very different things. The EO/SHARP complaints can be based upon hysteria while being busted is very real.
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For those who are interested, Lt COL Reggie Yager*, wrote a great paper about the things that need to change about our perception of this "reality." It's a bit lengthy, but you can gather a lot of information within the table of contents and the abstract. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2697788
*Deputy Director, Office of Legal Policy,Office of Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel & Readiness (OUSD-P&R),
*Deputy Director, Office of Legal Policy,Office of Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel & Readiness (OUSD-P&R),
What's Missing from Sexual Assault Prevention and Response by Reggie D. Yager :: SSRN
This article examines the sexual assault prevention and response (SAPR) policy in the military over the last few years. Although focused primarily on the milita
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Perception is not reality, but perception is the only thing that matters. You may be the most brilliant and capable leader in the world but if you subordinates think you're an idiot, than you're and idiot.
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