Melissa BradleyPerception is the lie that we convince ourselves exists
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In her book, "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell said that "perception is the lie that we convince ourselves exists." He says that the only reason we think that we have certain beliefs is because of our own pre-conceived notions. In a way, perception is a form of self-delusion. If people didn't have a preconceived notion of something, they wouldn't believe it.
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