The Psychology of Perspective
“Keep your perspective,” “Keep it in perspective,” is usually good advice. What is perspective, actually? Oxford dictionary says it’s an attitude, a position, angle, outlook, even a lookout. It can be a point of view, a viewpoint, a standpoint. A perspective is something that guides us. We tend to act, based on how we see things, what we believe about someone. When our point of view clashes with conflicting information, it can be confusing and either our perspective changes or …