One of the most impactful movies in the late 90s was the Matrix. 

The Matrix was legitimately deep; if you have ever watched, you will have a more considerable understanding of what I am implicating. 

There was so much to wade through. On the surface, The Matrix was an action-packed thriller, so to speak. But, beneath the surface, it was a commentary on human behavior and its relation to the world. 

The entertainment value was certainly top-notch; the gems within the script were invaluable. 

Lessons from the Matrix: Programming

The film centered on programming!

The Matrix was one big mainframe, and all humanity was plugged into the mainframe. Although it seemed as if humanity lived their own existence, the reality was, they were not. Instead, they were responding to code. The lives they lived resulted from a program running within the mainframe. 

How did the Programming work?

Every human hooked to the mainframe was programmed to behave in specific ways that formed their reality. However, there was a universe beyond that perceived reality. In that reality (external) is where the code was run.

If a person realized that they were being programmed, escaped the mainframe, and learned the code. Then, they could use the code to shape whatever reality they wished.

Seems super complicated at first, but it’s not that complicated at all. 

The reality of Human Programming

From birth, we are programmed. 

What we know or understand is a byproduct of our environment. 

In the long run, we become the product of the environment we live in –James Clear.

So, we only know what we know. 

But when we expand our world, we welcome new information which permits us to reform our current knowledge. Our reality shifts and reforms. 

Glitches in the Matrix

Not all programming is positive. 

Not all programming that we have uploaded into our consciousness is practical. Sometimes it’s downright damaging, as the code is full of bugs and viruses. That is detrimental. Our code affects everything in our lives. How we approach life, others, and success. It all results from programming. 

Reprogramming is a Thing

Good news! If you can be programmed, you can be reprogrammed.

All the old code can be overwritten. But it’s likely to take the same process and the same amount of time to reprogram as it did to build the initial source code. 

If you don’t realize it now, you will come to realize that most of your programming occurs passively. You are a sponge. People are highly suggestible. 

Our five senses are inlets. 

Information enters our consciousness on a daily.

Our brain is constantly processing that information and formulating a response. 

Programming to Habit

We are creatures of habit. 

Essentially habits result from repetition. 

If you repeat something enough times, it will transform into a habit.

So If you receive a specific input enough time, it becomes part of your mental framework. That framework shapes everything you do. Thus, you have essentially been programmed. 

Transforming the programming

“One of the most practical ways to eliminate a bad habit is to reduce exposure to the cue that causes it.” _ James Clear

Change your environment change your life. 

Once you have eliminated the cue (triggers) you can start the reprogramming needed. 

You will see once you change the way you think success will be inevitable.