Eyes Wide Open Quotes

“You must keep a vigilant watch for your self-limiting assumptions.”
― Isaac Lidsky, Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly

“In the face of great challenges, you can choose to live reactively as a victim, or choose to proactively take control, with awareness and accountability.”
― Isaac Lidsky, Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly

“creative solutions. Never sacrifice the good in search of the perfect. To get from A to Z, focus on getting from A to B. You’re likely to change course long before Z anyway. There is no silver bullet, no shortcut. One foot forward, then the next. Think ahead, but don’t borrow trouble. Make plans in postulation, not prediction. Build momentum, always momentum, above all else momentum.”
― Isaac Lidsky, Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly

“gone? Through my teenage years, this was my reality of blindness. Psychologists have a great term for it: awfulizing. As defined by the online Psychology Dictionary, awfulizing is “an irrational and dramatic thought pattern, characterized by the tendency to overestimate the potential seriousness or negative consequences of events, situations, or perceived threats.” Put simply, to awfulize is to make something its most awful in your mind.”
― Isaac Lidsky, Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly

“As you approach Carol, she stands with her back to you, engaged in a conversation. Eager to make a joke about the questionable headwear in the crowd, you tap her on the shoulder. A complete stranger turns to you, confused and slightly irritated. You respond with embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else."

But that's not true. You didn't think she was someone else. You knew she was someone else. You knew she was Carol. You never questioned it. Indeed, you never even thought about it. In the world you experienced, you tapped Carol on the shoulder. She was there, in your brain, not your eyes.”
― Isaac Lidsky, Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly