Perception is not static; it is shaped and reshaped through an ongoing loop of filtering and reinforcement.
1- Early Information Enters the Brain Unfiltered: Initially, when no established E Factors exist, incoming information is processed openly without filters. These first experiences begin forming the foundation of E Factors—the core influences shaping perception.
2 - E Factors Begin Structuring the BELIEF Drivers: Once established, the E Factors immediately shape the BELIEF Drivers, which dictate how future information is processed and interpreted.
3 - The BELIEF Drivers Cue the RAS: The BELIEF Drivers then signal the Reticular Activating System (RAS), determining which stimuli should be prioritized and what should be ignored.
4 - The RAS Passes Information Through the Cognitive Bias Network (CBN): The RAS processes information through Cognitive Biases, reinforcing patterns and shaping what we notice or dismiss.
5 - Perception is Formed: The processed information results in perception, which dictates behavior, responses, and future decision-making.
6 - Perception Modifies E Factors: Perception continuously revises, reinforces, strengthens, or weakens the E Factors, influencing the ongoing development of personal reality.
7 - Reinforcement of the BELIEF Drivers & Perception Loop: Now, as new information enters the mind, it is first filtered through the BELIEF Drivers, then through the RAS, then through the CBN, before final perception is formed. The process repeats, creating an infinite loop of perception reinforcement and adaptation.
The E Factors Framework is made up of the eight key influences responsible for shaping reality:
Experiences – Everything you've done and everything that's been done to you.
Education – What you've been taught, what you've learned, and what you think you know.
Environment – Your surroundings, relationships, and culture.
Economics – Your access and relationship with money both now and in the past.
Emotion – Your immediate feelings as well as your emotional maturity.
Energy – Your mental, physical, and spiritual energy.
Evolution – Genetics, inherited behaviors, conditioning, and personal development.
Esteem – Your self-image, confidence, assuredness, and how you're revered among others.
These factors act as filters, shaping how information enters and is interpreted by your mind. But they don’t act alone.
Your BELIEF Drivers are the front-line filters of perception. They are shaped by your E Factors and determine how you process information before it ever reaches your conscious awareness.
BELIEF Drivers consist of:
Bias – Preexisting assumptions that color your understanding.
Expectation – What you anticipate about an outcome based on past experience.
Logic – The way your mind connects patterns and justifies decisions.
Identity – Your personal identity and how it aligns with the information you receive.
Ego – How your self-perception and social validation influence your decisions.
Fear – How fear prevents or encourages risk-taking and belief in success.
These drivers not only filter new information but also actively form both long-term and short-term beliefs.
Your RAS is the neurological filter that decides what information gets through to your conscious mind. If you’ve ever noticed that once you focus on something (like a certain car or a song), you start seeing or hearing it everywhere, that’s your RAS at work.
It operates on a simple rule: What you focus on expands. If your E Factors and BELIEF Drivers have conditioned you to see scarcity, failure, or limitations, your RAS will filter the world to reinforce those perceptions. But if you train it to seek opportunities, solutions, and growth, it will rewire your perception of reality accordingly.
Once the RAS has filtered the information, it passes through the Cognitive Bias Network, further shaping what we accept as truth.
Even when we think we’re being rational, our minds are influenced by cognitive biases—automatic mental shortcuts that impact our decision-making. Some of the most powerful ones include:
Confirmation Bias – Seeking out information that supports what you already believe.
Negativity Bias – Giving more weight to negative experiences over positive ones.
Availability Heuristic – Relying on immediate examples that come to mind rather than objective reality.
Self-Serving Bias – Attributing successes to personal ability but blaming failures on external factors.
Anchoring Bias – Giving excessive importance to the first piece of information received.
These biases distort perception and reinforce limiting beliefs—unless we actively recognize and challenge them.
Once information passes through cognitive biases, it feeds back into the BELIEF Drivers—reinforcing pre-existing thought patterns and shaping perception itself. This is why breaking out of limiting beliefs requires intentional cognitive shifts.
1. Understand How You Want Your World to Look: Define your desired reality and identify the mindset shifts needed to align with it.
2. Audit Your BELIEF Drivers: Question whether your filters are helping or hindering you and identify which E Factors are most prevalent in shaping them.
3. Address and Strengthen Key E Factors: Focus on improving the E Factors that have the strongest influence on your BELIEF Drivers to reinforce a healthier perception.
4. Rewire Your RAS: Intentionally shift your focus to what you want to attract into your life, training your mind to recognize opportunities rather than limitations.
5. Challenge Cognitive Biases: Actively seek out perspectives that disrupt your default thinking and prevent biases from reinforcing limiting beliefs.
Your perception is Active, not Static—it can be reshaped to take control of your reality.
Our perception is an active filter that shapes how you experience reality. Everything you see, believe, and act upon is processed through a complex system influenced by specific factors, drivers, and a neural network, all formed by your life.
By understanding how these systems work together, you can unlock the Perception Code—rewriting your reality one thought at a time.
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