when reality isn't real, and why that's fine

I've definitely realized that the more you dive into what reality actually is, the more you realize it's less concrete than everyone thinks. I mean, we grow up thinking there's this one solid world out there, just waiting for us to slot into it like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. But the more I look into it, the more I realize it’s just not that simple. Reality isn't this fixed thing, it's more like a collection of possibilities, all hovering around waiting for you to choose one.

It's like a choose-your-own-adventure book where the story changes depending on what page you decide to turn to next.

So, the thing about this is pretty wild. It’s about seeing everything for what it is, a giant screen projecting whatever's in your head. Your awareness is the display, and your beliefs are the slides that are casting images onto it. It's funny, but when you realize that, you start seeing how much of what you've been viewing as 'the truth' is just one version of it.

You realize you can swap out these projection slides with something that fits you better.

And the interesting thing about that is how your reality is basically like software. You’ve got this operating system humming along, and maybe it's loaded with some apps you didn’t even install. It’s picking up all sorts of weird plugins and attachments that just pop into your system over time. Sometimes a little self-audit is all it takes.

Debug it like you would some spaghetti code mess that needs untangling.

When I was younger, I made decisions based on what everyone else said was 'right.' I ended up homeless a couple of times, not because I couldn’t find my way, but because I realized I was running a program that didn’t work for me. Sometimes you have to start with a blank slate or you end up building on a foundation that's all wrong.

The algorithm is curating you. Let’s face it, most people out there are on autopilot, being shaped by whatever media they consume. It's like they're not actively engaging with life, just passively taking in whatever's on the screen that day. So their reality gets curated into something they might not recognize or even like down the line.

But the thing is, you don’t have to accept that as your default configuration. And the key is getting smart about what you allow into your system, what plugins you decide to run.

Here's where it gets weird though. For me, I've started to see reality as this game with hidden variables and psychic tests. Life keeps throwing these tests at you like it's trying to check if you're ready for the next level. It's like, here’s a challenge, if you pass, you move up, and if not, you stay where you are.

Not failing, but not advancing either. This brings me back to when I was figuring out if I wanted to go the traditional route and just knew, personally, I couldn't survive in that structure.

I've been thinking a lot about psychic notifications. They're like little life alerts nudging you to wake up to something new or to pay attention to what's around the corner. Your beliefs are the parameters; they shape the configuration of your reality. But they're also subject to change.

They kind of need to be, otherwise, you end up frozen, unable to progress in the game of life. I mean, if you don't upgrade your firmware, everything stays clunky and outdated.

Then there's the whole thing about plugins and attachments, we collect all these things in our life like they're going to make us better or something. It's easy to forget you can uninstall them whenever you want. Just because you picked up a habit or a mindset doesn't mean you're stuck with it forever. Because ultimately, reality is a sandbox, not a skyscraper.

It's not about building higher; it's about having more tools to play with.

And, you know, something I've learned is that it's not even about eliminating everything that doesn't serve you. That’s exhausting and not exactly doable. It's more about being selective about what you add to the mix. Think of it like adding layers to a painting, some layers need to be thin and let what's underneath show through, while others need to stand out.

In this sandbox where everything is reshaped by our focus, attention becomes currency. You grow rich in whatever you focus on. Maybe that's why the mainstream path feels so narrow, it's loaded with distractions pulling your attention every which way. When you focus deliberately, you sculpt your reality differently.

You configure new parameters and, in doing so, modify the settings of your life.

I've got to say, minimalism kind of plays into this a lot, too. Not minimalism as in owning one pair of shoes and a single chair, but the minimization of psychic noise. What you allow into your mind-space. And minimizing doesn't mean deleting every piece of data just to see what's left.

It's more about clearing out the clutter so that the real choices, the authentic ones that resonate with your operating system, stand out.

So here's another thing: life’s notifications, those psychic nudges, they’re not just noise. They carry signals about potential paths, opportunities, deeper connections, or whatever you want to call it. It's like the universe has a Debugging Console and these are the notes it's left written in the margins. You just have to know how to read them.

And you might wonder how to take this idea further. Well, how about just questioning what beliefs are serving you, and if they’re not, swapping them out like old hardware? Some people find that scary, but think about it, nobody's making you run on outdated software except you.

The more you press into this, the more intuitive it becomes. You start to see patterns across different areas of life and they all link back to these core beliefs you hold. I mean, stripping everything back to the nuts and bolts is intense, sure, but liberating at the same time because then you can start rebuilding.

So maybe this makes you wonder, what's all this allowing you to express that you haven't yet? How are you choosing to reconfigure your internal structure? Maybe it's time we start writing our own code instead of running someone else’s. And that's when things start getting interesting.