Corrina RawlinsonFounder of She's Honeslty Mental

We Don’t See the Same Thing — Why Misunderstandings Hurt So Deeply | Corrina Rawlinson

10 Oct 2025

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A short spoken segment by Corrina Rawlinson arguing that no two people perceive the exact same reality—using an analogy of millions of 'matchsticks' being seen only partially by different observers—and linking perceptual differences to frequent misunderstandings. She suggests taking accountability when one's words are misinterpreted, while acknowledging that spoken words cannot be fully retracted.

No one sees the same thing in the world. No one sees the same thing at all for a second. So imagine there's 2 million little matchsticks and they're all dropping. You only see 24, and then the person next to you out of the 2 million will see another 24. And so what we're seeing throughout the world is actually never the same of what someone else is seeing. So it comes really down to perspect. And if someone has taken what you've said the wrong way, sometimes you have to take accountability for maybe you have actually said it the wrong way, but you're not going to be able to take it back.