Addressing The Problems With Tax Education

“First thoughts have tremendous energy. It is the way the mind first flashes on something. The internal censor usually squelches them, so we live in the realm of second and third thoughts, thoughts on thought, twice and three times removed from the direct connection of the first fresh flash. . .First thoughts are also unencumbered by ego, by that mechanism in us that tries to be in control, tries to prove the world is permanent and solid, enduring, and logical. The world is not permanent, is ever-changing and full of human suffering. So if you express something egoless, it is also full of energy because it is expressing the truth of the way things are. You are not carrying the burden of ego in your expression, but are riding for moments the waves of human consciousness and using your personal details to express the ride.” — Julia Cameron in Writing Down the Bones

In a way, 50 Cent is helping us to understand more about taxes. I imagine he is not the only person who reacted that way towards the screenshot from CNBC. THOSE RATES LOOK HIGH! That is the first thought that a lot of people actually have. But they don’t tell the full story. In a way, the method of presentation is the problem. It’s extremely unclear.

In a previous post titled “The Problems With Tax Education,” I began by explaining how words color our perception. I approached this through the lens of the writing process of author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

In this post, I will dive deeper into how our influences color our perception and…