According to Kelly, what is more important than the actual events themselves?

In Kelly's Personal Construct Theory, the emphasis is on how individuals interpret and construe their experiences rather than the events themselves. This perspective highlights that two people can experience the same event but understand and react to it in vastly different ways depending on their personal constructs—frameworks of understanding that guide how they perceive and interpret the world. Therefore, the interpretation of events shapes our responses, behaviors, and emotional well-being far more than the mere facts of the events themselves. This approach underscores the idea that our cognitive frameworks and subjective perceptions are crucial in determining how we understand our experiences and, by extension, who we are.