{"id":2749,"date":"2026-09-24T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:31:38","slug":"we-look-at-ourselves-in-3d-others-in-2d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/we-look-at-ourselves-in-3d-others-in-2d\/","title":{"rendered":"We look at ourselves in 3D, others in 2D!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why is it that the person who was late\u00a0today<\/em>\u00a0is “irresponsible,” but when\u00a0I’m<\/em> late, the traffic, the toddler and Mercury in retrograde were all conspiring against me? Please hold on to that thought. The answer lies in what we don’t<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>see.<\/p>\n

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What do we infer here?<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>You are a magnificent, chaotic, unfinished masterpiece. Everyone else? A flat, black-and-white thumbnail.<\/p>\n

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We live in a state of perceptual hypocrisy<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. We view ourselves in 3D<\/em><\/span>\u2014with history, context, chaos, mess, contradictions, and grace. We view others in 2D<\/span><\/em>\u2014a single snapshot, a singular mistake, a static label. We demand infinite latitude for our own mess, yet offer zero margin for error to the person next to us. This is the root of road rage, office wars, and family fractures. We are judging a movie by a single, blurry frame.<\/p>\n

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We have seen this played out several times. A team member misses a deadline. The manager’s instant verdict: “Careless.” Yet the same manager, last month, missed a client call and told everyone, “It’s been insane. You wouldn’t believe my week.” Same act. Two casts: one gets a backstory, the other gets a label.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The colleague who snaps in a meeting. In your 3D world, you think, \u201cThey\u2019re a jerk.\u201d In their 3D world, they just got a call that their child is sick, they haven\u2019t slept, and their project is failing. You saw the 2D snap; they lived the 3D trauma.<\/p>\n

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Psychologists call it the fundamental attribution error<\/em><\/span>; where it is “the director’s cut for me, the trailer for you “.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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What do we take away?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Empathy is the radical act of upgrading everyone you meet from 2D to 3D.<\/em><\/span> Give the stranger, the partner, the opponent the same latitude you grant your own beautiful, messy self. Watch your world expand. Give the world the grace you give your own reflection. It’s a 3D revolution.<\/p>\n

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The shift:<\/span><\/em><\/strong> before labelling someone, ask, “What would my 3D version of them look like?” Give others the same plot twists you give yourself.<\/p>\n

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PS:<\/em><\/strong> On a completely different note, pleasure to share that ISD Global<\/em><\/strong><\/a> has introduced three new products viz the Strategic Foresight Almanac<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, BrandKnow<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and BrandKnew<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.They are available for review and purchase on these links below:-<\/p>\n

BrandKnow<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/BrandKnow\/Business\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Strategic Foresight Almanac<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/AE\/ISD-Global\/The-Strategic-Foresight-Almanac\/Business\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BrandKnew<\/em><\/strong><\/a> :<\/em><\/strong> https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/IN\/ISD-Global\/BrandKnew-Magazine\/Business\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

You can access the September Edition of BrandKnew here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I am also taking the liberty to share here that SOHB(State Of The Heart Branding) Story<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is now a Podcast<\/em><\/strong> as well. <\/em>You can access it on these links below:-<\/p>\n

Daily Hunt<\/em><\/strong>: https:\/\/bz.dhunt.in\/148BKr<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n