Conception of Perception

Perception can be a significantly relevant concept to understand. Not only your perception of the world and interaction within –which virtually steers the direction, overall outcome, and perceived personal experiential gain in life-, but also as a specific part of that, the perception others have of you. Based on personal experience as well as personal attempted comprehension and understanding, I believe how you regard the perception of others in your life, can influence almost every action you make.

What is the relevance of others perception of yourself throughout life? I think there is a strong relation between an individuals’ personal regard of this concept and the concept of legitimacy and genuinity. If you hold legitimacy and genuinity to low value in your life, then you may likely hold little value to the accurate (and respectfully genuine) perception others have of yourself. If you hold little value to the accuracy of others perception, then you very well might get caught up in creating and manufacturing an image of yourself which you see as idealistic. You may hold more value to others perceiving you as what is your idea of the best -rather than what is true- and therefore put effort into creating the image of that best personage for others to view. As is the general manor of ingenuiness and untruthfulness, with inaccurate aspects, comes inaccurate results. In simpler terms; whether straight-forward lying or inconspicuous deceiving of how others see you, something inaccurate will be perceived by the other and therein, an action will ultimately occur in contradiction to the accurate reality.

Therefore, to receive accurate and genuinely applicable results in life, it is necessary to act genuine. To act genuine, you simply have to be yourself -without additional action with the intent to alter the perception others have-. The basic element of ingenuinity and inaccuracy of the perception of others (which you have effect and concern over) is simply that; implementing effort to alter others perception. So in order to lack inaccuracy others perceive, you just have to lack an attempt to alter that perception. If a lack of action is required, then it seems a lack of concern is quite plausible.

In my personal experience, I believe I have often held the perception of others to much too high of a value. It has mostly been subconsciously, as perhaps a psychological or mental disorder causing high anxiety in my life, where -as far as I can remember- when I would take any situation regarding others perception of myself into consideration, I would be fairly well aware of the rationality of the lack of relevance of an others perception of myself. But as a subconscious (when un-attented) constant effect throughout my life, I would be drastically affected in my actions by holding too high a regarded value to –and being overly concerned with- others perception.

Being concerned with the perception others have of you, is not only unnecessary, but potentially counterproductive. With the concern or worry of how others view you, comes the natural instinct to then attempt to alter their view, to be of something better. As deduced, that inaccurate view is unbeneficial in reality, as the intended view is fundamentally inaccurate as a result of the action –with concern- taken to alter the perception.

Of course the perception of others can be relevant and effecting in your life, but the most beneficial –from all sides- perception is the accurate one. To receive the most accurate perception, a lack of effort is necessary, and to make a lack of effort the least effortful, a lack of concern is necessary. It sounds complicated and is often counter-instinctual, but as far as tasks go; a lack of effort and a lack of concern doesn’t sound too difficult to me!