![[Humans interacti with reality through language and modeling.png]] 1. Humans take actions based on their knowledge / model / understanding of the world 2. Human receive feedback from the reality (in the form of information) which help them better their model & correct their assumptions / force them to create new models We can never gain direct access to the reality; but only through our model (of [[Language shapes perception by creating meaning, understanding, and reality|language]]) and the feedback from the reality [[All knowledge about the world is a model]] [[Feedback is key to changing behaviours]] (through changing out model & assumptions) --- 生活就像是一系列不断进行的微实验。 > 我们根据所遭遇的现实形成一些假设（观念），然后根据这些假设形成我们的行为。进而又会触发周遭的反馈。我们于是跟着这些反馈再调整自己的观念。这就是一个不断假设验证的过程。 > -- [[暗时间 -- 思维改变生活]]