You may think you notice everything around you, but do you really?
The way that we perceive things may not always be what is truly there. In fact: our minds create images to match what we know about things, this is how we can connect the dots between objects and what we already know about them. You know those tests where a color would pop up n the screen but the word of the color would be different? For example, the word Red is projected in the color pink. If you were asked to read the word, you would end up saying the color because your brain sees the color and makes the connection to the knowledge that you have learned about certain colors. Thank you Psy/345 for that fun fact!
Moving on, You may think you notice everything around you, but have you mastered the art of observation, can you simultaneously know what the person next to you is doing while you are focused on your own work. Unlikely, and that's okay. It is not a mandatory thing to know the details of the fast-paced world around you. It is expected is us to master skills that not all of us can handle. Paying attention is a natural skill that we all obtain and there are instances when we lose focus easily because we become distracted. Again not a crime. I'm sure you have all heard that expression "If you do not use it you'll lose it" It's true that if you do not use some functions of your brain, slowly but surely you will lose the ability to do things, for example, remembering tiny details of someone's face. That's why they call it a muscle memory because it can be lost and hard to return once gone.
Why as humans are we expected to notice things, sometimes we just miss the obvious, it's called mistakes that we can learn and grow from. Sure there is a point in life when we are supposed to mature and embody the female or male image of intelligence but who said that intelligence had to be perfect, that the art display right in front of us had to be noticed by all. Sure, you can have a selective vision just like you can have selective hearing. Your mind actually controls what it wants to see due to past environmental influences. Which can go along with the bystander effect, you can choose to see the scene as a whole or walk away only knowing what your mind wanted you to see.
I'm going to spin this post around 360 and connect the dots, between selection and the whole story. We are quick to jump on the things that we think we know, we can witness something and make guesses that better our judgment without knowing the background or the situation that happened before. We make uneducated guesses about people, not by who they are but how we perceive them, and in each corner of the country, even the world. You will be seen differently. Culture, values and environmental all play a part in our judgment and the assumptions we make. As I'm still connecting the dots, assumptions lead to unnecessary conflicts, or quite simply drama. (He did this, because of this...) when he really did something entirely different and because you viewed the circumstances compared to what you know, you assumed wrong (fake scenario) Don't fret about it, it really happens ALL of the time. My piece of advice, to everyone, when looking at things that are in front of you, investigate, keep an open mind and know all the facts before springing into action. The noticeable things might not be the things that you expected them to be.
The way that we perceive things may not always be what is truly there. In fact: our minds create images to match what we know about things, this is how we can connect the dots between objects and what we already know about them. You know those tests where a color would pop up n the screen but the word of the color would be different? For example, the word Red is projected in the color pink. If you were asked to read the word, you would end up saying the color because your brain sees the color and makes the connection to the knowledge that you have learned about certain colors. Thank you Psy/345 for that fun fact!
Moving on, You may think you notice everything around you, but have you mastered the art of observation, can you simultaneously know what the person next to you is doing while you are focused on your own work. Unlikely, and that's okay. It is not a mandatory thing to know the details of the fast-paced world around you. It is expected is us to master skills that not all of us can handle. Paying attention is a natural skill that we all obtain and there are instances when we lose focus easily because we become distracted. Again not a crime. I'm sure you have all heard that expression "If you do not use it you'll lose it" It's true that if you do not use some functions of your brain, slowly but surely you will lose the ability to do things, for example, remembering tiny details of someone's face. That's why they call it a muscle memory because it can be lost and hard to return once gone.
Why as humans are we expected to notice things, sometimes we just miss the obvious, it's called mistakes that we can learn and grow from. Sure there is a point in life when we are supposed to mature and embody the female or male image of intelligence but who said that intelligence had to be perfect, that the art display right in front of us had to be noticed by all. Sure, you can have a selective vision just like you can have selective hearing. Your mind actually controls what it wants to see due to past environmental influences. Which can go along with the bystander effect, you can choose to see the scene as a whole or walk away only knowing what your mind wanted you to see.
I'm going to spin this post around 360 and connect the dots, between selection and the whole story. We are quick to jump on the things that we think we know, we can witness something and make guesses that better our judgment without knowing the background or the situation that happened before. We make uneducated guesses about people, not by who they are but how we perceive them, and in each corner of the country, even the world. You will be seen differently. Culture, values and environmental all play a part in our judgment and the assumptions we make. As I'm still connecting the dots, assumptions lead to unnecessary conflicts, or quite simply drama. (He did this, because of this...) when he really did something entirely different and because you viewed the circumstances compared to what you know, you assumed wrong (fake scenario) Don't fret about it, it really happens ALL of the time. My piece of advice, to everyone, when looking at things that are in front of you, investigate, keep an open mind and know all the facts before springing into action. The noticeable things might not be the things that you expected them to be.
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