» 019; to escape the vortex in which we are drawn

[riyuji]

Sometimes the billions of neurons firing in our brains help us concoct elaborate scenarios. We imagine ourselves with a dream girl, or landing a dream job: an astronaut, rock star, even a United States senator. But fantasies can turn dark. We start to believe there's a monster under the bed or that evil forces are aligning themselves against us. All these fantasies could end bad. Stemmed from an evolutionary imperative, our brains are exploring potential outcomes that can help us achieve our goals or avoid danger. But if we allow fantasy to overtake our thinking, we could miss the reality that's right in front of us. And sometimes reality's not so bad.

-Daniel Pierce, Perception