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E22 - Dr. Daniel Siegel: The Nature of Self, Identity & Belonging

Know Thyself

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Top Down Versus Bottom Up Processing

Can you explain top down versus bottom up processing? Yeah. So the simple way to remember that is we perceive what we believe. Our beliefs actually shape our perceptions. Now, right before perception is something called sensation. And since it's bottom up, it has this freshness to it. It's like beginner's mind. But even though you're living in a body, you do have this kind of freshness without much filtering. That's powerful.

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