We don’t usually see the world as it is—we see our ideas about it. Labels, stereotypes, and expectations shape how we experience people, events, and even nature itself. In this episode, Professor RJ Starr explores Abraham Maslow’s insight that self-actualized people live closer to reality, less trapped by concepts and mental filters. What does it mean to see a tree as a tree, or a person as a person, without reducing them to a role or a stereotype? This short reflection invites you to notice how much of life you spend with reality itself, and how much you spend with your thoughts about it.

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