Over the years, I’ve read thousands of books . My focus has been searching for breakthrough knowledge that radically transforms how I see the world. The deeper down the rabbit hole I've gone, the more multi-faceted I realize that reality actually is. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reading-thousands-books-has-completely-rewired-my-brain-simmons/?trackingId=TK5Y1R%2B6TNGAbft4VPU%2BNw%3D%3D
Rather than the world being black or white (us vs. them), it starts to be both black and white and every shade in between simultaneously.
Over time, experiencing more perspectives becomes the reward in its own right. Each new perspective feels like I get live another life.
The more perspectives I see from, the more I…
Come up with “out-of-the-box” ideas to problems that seem unsolvable
Connect with people from different backgrounds
Experience the richness of life



In addition to being able to experience multiple realities simultaneously, perspective becomes a choice rather than an identity…
Contradictory perspectives integrate into a larger tapestry rather than being like oil & water… https://twitter.com/visualizevalue/status/1257022657138241536
Over time, this quote speaks to me more and more…
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”
— Walt Whitman
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”
— Walt Whitman
At first, I thought being able to see multiple sides was a weakness. It seemed like everyone else had strong opinions and fought for them. But, I've come to see this disposition as an asset rather than a liability. Now, I see it as a super power. https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/studies-show-that-people-who-have-high-integrative-complexity-are-more-likely-to-be-successful-443480e8930c