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by Brandon Boshnack

These days, the buzzword is "Quantum Physics." As popular among researchers as it is among suburban soccer moms, it is important to have a grasp of the basics. Most important is the Schroedinger's Cat thought experiment. So Schroedinger sits around with his buddies and says, "The cat shredded the drapes again. What if I put that thing in a box...no no, let me finish...and rigged it up with some poison gas?" Then his scientific mind started working. "Oh, but then I wouldn't know if the cat had died until I opened the box. Before I observe the cat, it would be 50% alive and 50% dead. I think I'll call this notion quantum indeterminacy: because poison doesn't kill cats, conscious observation does."

It sounds like a far-fetched way of putting it. Physicists Stephen Hawking notably said, "Whenever I hear about Schroedinger's Cat, I reach for my gun." Despite how obnoxious the guy at the cocktail party might have sounded while explaining it, the concept is definitely intriguing. The belief that consciously chosen observation can change the world is founded in a number of scientific studies.

We Are Made Of Energy

Stars use massive amounts of energy to transform one type of matter into another type of matter. That is on a huge scale. On a tiny scale, this means that matter equals energy. Einstein's equation E=MC2 explains that nicely. The tiniest units, known as quanta, are nothing more than clumps of energy. Our bodies are nothing more than a group of quanta.

Schroedinger and Stephen Hawking were just clusters of elementary particles of energy having a disagreement. At any moment, either one of them could have obliterated the other from the face of their earth. Maybe they both did, multiple times over. Look through the people at a party, and have some fun with their mutable existences.

Energy Can Be Predicted And Controlled

Through observation, you create reality. It's a very useful tool; pay attention to that physics hot-shot at the party, then turn your back and move out of earshot. Poof! Completely unobserved, his quanta no longer exists. So convenient! You don't even need your gun.

This is supported by the ground-breaking Two-Slit experiment. A fixed electron gun fires electrons through a wall with two slits at another wall behind. The particles go through the slits, but then land willy-nilly all over the back wall, as if they were waves of light. Only when photons are shot at the electrons, illuminating them, do they behave like particles should. This proves that electron guns don't kill people; it's the act of using them in ridiculous experiments to prove confusing hypotheses that does.

We Are Always Observing Ourselves and the World

The Heisenberg Uncertainty principle states that when we observe an object's speed, we can't know its position. We can only observe one thing at a time. To put it another way, when we're worrying about how much work we've been assigned, we can't pay attention to our boss putting the moves on a potential significant other a few cubicles over. The world is one big quantum indeterminate state; what we choose to observe determines what is. This is because everything is energy; thoughts are also energy, therefore thoughts control everything.

This article was obviously not written by a scientist. As a writer and business owner, I am far from qualified to talk about quantum physics. You must observe this writing and come to your own conclusions. Meanwhile, if you're trying to deal with an undesirable situation - the boss is demanding some report, or your spouse wants you to take out the trash, simply say, "Sorry, I haven't observed you yet, therefore you don't exist." The best thing about this is, even if they're mad, they can't refute your point. You can act as though they don't exist, and they can't do anything about it!

You can explore Quantum Physics For Dummies to start changing your thinking in order to get different results. However, you still need to be in the right environment. This author recommends visiting Quantum Physics For Dummies blog post to see how you can apply these principles to change your life.

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