When We Don’t Look

When we don’t look, the universe doesn’t exist.
It only exists when we experience it.
That’s how energy-efficient it is.
That’s why quantum works the way it does:
When we don’t look, it’s everything.
When we do, it’s that one thing.
For me, it’s that one thing I want it to be.

How to Switch Dimensional Glasses

Let’s take anxiety as an example.
Some anxiety is fear, but some anxiety is much closer to excitement. So, when we talk to each other about anxiety, we’re already talking about different things. We use the same umbrella term—anxiety—but the experiences don’t have to be related at all.

Some anxiety you need to overcome. But some, you don’t. That’s the problem.
So all self-help books that offer one solution are, in a way, incomplete—unless you know it’s specifically about that type of anxiety.

From their perspective, with their anxiety, that solution worked.
But that doesn't mean you can apply it to every form of anxiety.

 

“Okay, but I have anxiety and I don’t know what to do—what now?”

Sometimes, when you’re looking for a solution to something, it’s actually better to search in a completely different field.
So, in the case of anxiety, it might make more sense not to look in the basket filled with anxiety-related content—like self-help books, neuroscience articles, or evolutionary explanations for why we experience anxiety.

Sometimes it’s better to do something completely different, or to meet people from a completely different social circle than your own.

I struggled a lot with anxiety.
So what did I do?
I started kickboxing.

This not only gave me self-confidence, but I also got to know people who are the complete opposite of me—people who have never thought about anxiety for even one second in their lives.

 

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This is also the case in physics. To solve fundamental problems in physics, you also need knowledge from other branches of life. Quantum physics is a relatively easy riddle for someone active in multiple fields.

Glasses: How to Think Multidimensionally

Is 19.8 the same as 19.80000000?

From the dimension of math, they are the same.
But if you view them through another dimension, they are never the same.

Dimension: Optical, without judgment
They don’t look the same. One has a lot of circles trailing behind it.

Dimension: Practical street knowledge
Someone just wrote down 19.8. That means “everything around that number” — like 19.79 or 1.981423, for example.

Dimension: Motion, stretch
One has a longer ‘zing’ at the end — a more precise measurement.

If you apply this to quantum mechanics, you’ll realize that you need to add dimensions to understand what something is and how it behaves.
Seeing something only through your physics glasses or your math glasses is not enough.

So, multidimensional thinking means looking at the same thing with different glasses on.

Some people are naturally very gifted at this.

My sister-in-law said to me recently: “Look at you, with your fancy, expensive apartment in the city.”

While from my perspective, I thought: “Okay, I have my own apartment, but it’s too small. I’ve failed in life.”

We were talking about the same apartment.

Or, somebody with an eating disorder might think: “This food is going to make me fat,” while somebody else sees exactly the same food as something that keeps them healthy.

I am, therefore, a huge advocate of listening to people who have different opinions than yours—who have different glasses on. Maybe you are religious: listen to non-religious people a bit more. Or you are not religious: I guarantee you that religious people often have very smart things to say.

I’m white, but I always look up to people from other races, because of the way they look at life, how they move. But others also have to understand that life can be very tough for white people too. Nothing is given. It’s not all social constructs with white men—it’s actually a lot of honest, hard work.

Theoretical Knowledge vs. Street Knowledge

Is 19.8 the same as 19.80000000?

You could say: yes. Mathematically, they mean the same thing.

But as soon as you translate it into real life, they don’t.

They already look different.

If someone writes down 19.8, it also implies all the numbers around it — like 19.79, for instance.

Quantum mechanics makes this mistake constantly. You want two things to be the same by looking at them from a certain angle, but they’re not — not really. Even if you call them the same.

I've never seen two identical things on this planet.
So why do you keep expecting the same outcome?