![]() Not just something esoteric, or something deeply meaningful, but simple, everyday knowledge.Ĭase in point: under the vast majority of “Welcome to…” signs at the borders to towns and cities you will see “Established in …” or even “Incorporated in…” Have you ever wondered what the established or incorporated bit was about? Of course, if you already know you need read no longer, but imagine this: many don’t. This applies not to just training, but daily life. People call them secrets because they can’t see them and think they must be hidden, but in fact, they are not seen because of how close they are.” Ever have someone ask you “Did you notice the new store on Acushnet Avenue? It opened up 2 months ago.” and you had no idea what store they were talking about even though you drive the “Ave” every other day.Īn old coach used to say to me often “There are no such things as secrets. We pass by things so often, that we stop seeing them. Point being that our brain works in such a way that by necessity or by choice we excise objects we pass by every day from our visual field. Simply observe people texting while driving for an example. We have the ability – for good or bad – to decide that what we attend to is more important than food, water, sleep, or even our very own survival. While that goal usually revolves around Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – food, water, sleep, sex, et al – humans discern themselves from animals in the sense of having the awareness to reroute that attention away from those needs. ![]() ![]() By narrowing down the input we can better attend to what is important and necessary to the goal at hand. ![]() The brain has the necessary habit of glossing over things it feels are unimportant so we can better process the perpetual assault on the senses. Being a monumental nerd, I like to observe things that that “disappear” from view. ![]()
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