Our Blind Spots
We all have them and I am not referring to the ones when we are driving. In all actuality our blind sports when we drive are microscopic compared to the ones we carry around with us daily.
The Invisible Gorilla by Chris Chabris and Dan Simons is probably the best book you can read about our blind spots. I won't give anything away other than to say there is far more going on than we are aware of. It's more than simply what we see or don't see. It is what our perceptions prime us to see or not see. How we think impacts whatever filter, or lack there of, we receive information through. People are regarded as the single best resources as witnesses for crimes in support of the police and the prosecution. As more and more research is done it is showing that the information we provide is not always as reliable as once was thought. This is not because people are dishonest but because we all wear different googles and carry different filters based on our emotional constitutions, our life experiences, our cultures and so on. It is not uncommon for a group a people to have completely different narratives of the same event. How is that possible if everyone saw the same thing?
One exercise we can all perform is to attempt to be more aware of our filters that we all have. With this mindfulness we will at least try to make an attempt to reflect and understand the possibility of different perspectives on things. This can only help us to grow and broaden our scope of seeing things differently or at least understanding that the same things can in fact be seen differently. We all know the danger of blind spots when driving but how aware are we of the dangers of emotional blind spots we carry everyday?
#elliotyi
#paradigmleft
#habits
#mindset
The Invisible Gorilla by Chris Chabris and Dan Simons is probably the best book you can read about our blind spots. I won't give anything away other than to say there is far more going on than we are aware of. It's more than simply what we see or don't see. It is what our perceptions prime us to see or not see. How we think impacts whatever filter, or lack there of, we receive information through. People are regarded as the single best resources as witnesses for crimes in support of the police and the prosecution. As more and more research is done it is showing that the information we provide is not always as reliable as once was thought. This is not because people are dishonest but because we all wear different googles and carry different filters based on our emotional constitutions, our life experiences, our cultures and so on. It is not uncommon for a group a people to have completely different narratives of the same event. How is that possible if everyone saw the same thing?
One exercise we can all perform is to attempt to be more aware of our filters that we all have. With this mindfulness we will at least try to make an attempt to reflect and understand the possibility of different perspectives on things. This can only help us to grow and broaden our scope of seeing things differently or at least understanding that the same things can in fact be seen differently. We all know the danger of blind spots when driving but how aware are we of the dangers of emotional blind spots we carry everyday?
#elliotyi
#paradigmleft
#habits
#mindset
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