BLUE OR RED PILL MATRIX QUOTE HOW TO

BLUE OR RED PILL MATRIX QUOTE HOW TO

But, if you are willing, you can learn how to surf- by leveraging the opportunity this emotional response brings. Once the process starts, you can’t stop it on a dime. Once your limbic system is activated, it hijacks your prefrontal cortex or thinking brain-the later evolved part of the brain responsible for decision-making and planning. This is the older emotional center of the brain that is critical to our survival. When you have thoughts about leaving your job, it causes a threat response in your limbic system. What is known feels better than what is unknown to a nervous system that is evolutionally geared to protect you from harm. Your nervous system sets at the thing that you do repeatedly, even if you don’t like it. The human mind craves what the blue pill offers-what we already know-and avoids what the red pill requires-what is still to be determined.

Like many professionals, I was unhappy with my current situation but did not change because I felt uncertain about my alternatives. I kept seeing glitches in the system, and I couldn’t unsee them. I was living in a beautiful place, spending my weekends hiking, skiing, or kayaking, and making more money than I thought I could ever spend. My colleagues were brilliant, and my clients were amazing. I was an intellectual property attorney working in a large, multinational law firm. Have you ever seen the Matrix? That’s probably the easiest way to explain it.” I told them the truth: “There’s no quick and easy solution. It was sad to hear how so many brilliant men and women chose to stay in jobs that made them unhappy when making a move-even within the legal profession-could have made a huge difference. By the end of the day, no less than ten lawyers asked me how I escaped my corporate law job. There was a collective head snap, and thankfully, the stares relaxed into smiles. In one breath, I introduced myself and said, “I used to be an intellectual property attorney at a large law firm, and now I’m a psychologist and a professor.” Most attendees were either partners or associates at large law firms.

At lunch, we went around the table introducing ourselves. Recently, I attended my first CLE since I left the full-time practice of law. One theory is that wearing sunglasses, or running sunglasses, helps to differentiate the difference between those who are 'awake' and those who are still part of the Matrix simulation.It’s the beginning of a new year, and like many attorneys, I’m not only breaking my resolutions but also scrambling to cram in my continuing legal education or CLE credits before the winter grace period ends. There has been a great deal of discussion about why some characters in The Matrix wear sunglasses and other don't. (Neo takes the red pill and swallows it with a glass of water) (Long pause Neo begins to reach for the red pill) Remember - all I am offering is the truth, nothing more. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

You wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. Morpheus: You take the blue pill and the story ends. (In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.) (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us. Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is? It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Like a splinter in your mind - driving you mad. You don't know what it is, but it's there. That there's something wrong with the world. Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Morpheus: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Written by Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski

Blue or red pill matrix quote