The deeper reality is that I’m not sure if what I do is real. I usually believe that I’m certain about how I feel, but that seems naive. How do we know how we feel?… There is almost certainly a constructed schism between (a) how I feel, and (b) how I think I feel. There’s probably a third level, too–how I want to think I feel. Chuck Klosterman
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The deeper reality is that I think I feel certain, but truthfully, I’m not sure if what I do is real. When we feel certain about how we feel, we often believe that we know the truth. To be sure, that’s a common and natural thinking error. We all want to think we know what we feel and think.

But, when it comes to how we actually feel, we really can’t say for sure. The great thing about feeling uncertain is that it gives us the chance to challenge our assumptions and be open to the possibility of new information.

Source: Eating The Dinosaur

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