Dynamics of observed reality: Abridged version of classical and quantum mechanics

The present paper is concerned with a unified description of classical and quantum physics. A different way of thinking about the quantum world is expounded, which already has led to significant results in statistical mechanics and holds future promise for quantum mechanics. An explanation is provided for the original motivation in quantum theory, the formalisms that have evolved from it, and their differences with the classical theories. The conceptual difficulty that permeates our view of the microscopic world is spelled out and a remedy thereof suggested.