Have you ever wondered about the nature of reality? It might surprise you to know that it is not only philosophers, Zen masters and Deep Thought that contemplate the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Some of my favorite quotes about life come from Albert Einstein.
Try this one for size: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Have you ever come across an accountant or computer technician who used jargon to baffle you rather than explain something? Is it that they do not want you to know something, or is it that they just don’t understand it themselves? That must be why Warren Buffett will not buy a company if he cannot understand their financial reports.
Another Einstein quote defines Insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Where in life do we see this strategy repeated? How many Government IT projects are set up using the same procurement process, the same project management methodology, contracts awarded to the same companies, and even the same individuals running thse projects? Why is everyone surprised when the results are the same?
Physicists argue that reality is something that, while not a purely mind-made construct, can be but the picture our mind forces us to form. In life, we get what we focus on, and what we focus on grows. Some people believe that we are all born rich and successful, and it is though changing our focus that we manifest this as wealth. That is why when given a choice of what to picture, we should always visualize and focus on success.
Update: For more on the subject of reality, see What we call ‘reality’ is just a state of mind from guardian.co.uk