perception

“How do you make sense of something when perception is subjective?” A question I asked my course leader during our class lecture on learning ecologies.

His response caught me off guard. One that I am still trying to understand.

“You don’t, you use it.”

The issue is, I don’t get the full aspect of being able to apply subjective perception. It seems so straightforward, but so difficult at the same time.

We currently have two weeks until our early intervention showcase, and quite frankly, I am struggling.

Trying to build off my previous intervention, “I know who I am today, but who am I tomorrow?”, I have been trying to identify a method to form detachment of environmental and psychological constraints while showcasing the understanding that we are in control of our emotions.

The thing is, if each member of my participating audience has alternate perceptions of reality based on individual experiences, how do I direct their attention to the goal of my intervention?

As mentioned previously, my research has taken many different directions. Identifying the scope I want to focus on is the difficult part. It seems that no matter what idea I have to build on my intervention, exploitations inevitably exist. It does not make sense how to avoid exploitation when it seems each aspect of my ideas can develop an exploitation based on preconceived bias.

Relating it to fashion has also been challenging. Fashion itself is extremely subjective. The way we perceive clothing and the way it makes us feel changes for each individual’s experience.

As of right now, it seems the further I get into my research, the more steps I am taking backwards.

If human experience itself differs from person to person, then how does anything make sense? Is there a right or wrong answer for everything we do in life? And how do morals and ethics align with that? Do negative experiences have more impact than positive ones?

Questions I do not know if I will be able to answer, since once again, it is based on my perception.