Dr. Shadé Zahrai

And I think if you can also grasp this idea, it will fundamentally change your life.

It's very similar to Hansel and Gretel, but just a little bit broader.

WSIATI is an abbreviation for, or an acronym for what you see is all there is.

And what he was describing in his book, Thinking Fast and Slow, is that when we have an interaction with someone, we will draw conclusions about that person and that situation from that two-second interaction.

Because what we see is all there is in that environment.

But actually, there is so much more that led to that situation.

Maybe that person was having a really bad day.

Maybe that person's relationship just broke down and you're meeting them right at that point.

Maybe they're in pain.

And yet we have this one second, two second, one minute interaction.

Our brain goes into what you see is all there is.

And you forget that there's so much else.

And this leads to what's called fundamental attribution error.

Okay, so Jay, when you're driving on the street and someone cuts you off, do you usually have certain feelings towards that person who cut you off?

Of course.

Of course, right?

And you make certain assumptions about their personality.

Oh my gosh, careless, ignorant, blah, blah.

That's called fundamental attribution error.

Because if you accidentally cut someone off.