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You'll have an opportunity to experiment with what it looks and feels like to create the necessary conditions within yourself to be able to exercise awareness. It turns out there is great opportunity to dial in our understanding of the mind's role as well as that of perception itself in the formation and evolution of our mental habits and the vital role each plays in absolutely everything we do. Then, and only then, will we be in a position to know where in the value chain of conscious perception and interpretation we can take an active role in shaping our habits and outcomes. Once we understand how the brain simulates our perceptions and proactively shapes our experience from our prior experiences and beliefs, we can start to address the interpretative mechanisms at play within our day-to-day lives and decisions.

Turning our attention toward the otherwise invisible inner workings of our minds, we will become aware of its go-to habits. To not do so would mean that our internal habits would remain hidden to our attention and conscious awareness, obscuring an entire realm of our experience. In order to maximize the wisdom inherent in our own perceptual capacity, we will practice increasing the dexterity of our own awareness to detect what is underlying our assumptions, biases, and mental models. We'll also pay particular attention to how our narratives reflect back to us the logic and meaning of our own perceptions, behaviors, and choices. Finally, we will investigate how the storylines we create not only serve the purpose of helping us make sense of our current perceptions but predispose our future ones along with our responses and actions.