Why Does Your Brain Create Your Reality Daily

Published 2026-01-14 08-28

Summary

Your brain filters reality based on your focus. Set clear goals, visualize daily, and watch opportunities appear. Neuroscience explains why mental practice rewires your brain.

The story

What if your brain was secretly scanning the world for exactly what you want… but you never told it what that was?

Young pros, listen up. That “sudden” noticing of the perfect job posting or dream client? Blame your reticular activating system, the RAS. It’s your built-in filter, prioritizing what matches your focus. Set a goal, visualize it vividly, and poof: opportunities pop like rabbits out of a hat.

Neuroscience backs this wildness. Imagining reps lights up the same brain zones as doing them, rewiring neural paths via neuroplasticity. Mental practice rivals physical for athletes, surgeons, even stress-busting. Add Jung’s individuation: integrate your shadow self and archetypes from the collective unconscious, and you’re not just chasing goals; you’re becoming your authentic self.

Want to hack it? Vision boards with multisensory daily hits for 3-4 weeks. Tune your subconscious, boost confidence, dodge the “domination culture” trap of rigid “shoulds.”

Dive deeper in Chapter 6 of my book, *The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21*. Your future self will thank you. Link in bio.

This post was inspired by Chapter 6 of my “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” book, at
https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.

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Keywords: #Visualization, neuroplasticity, visualization, goal-setting