Posts Tagged ‘perception’

Three More Reasons Why Your Brain is Not Your Friend

Last week, I explained some of the ways that our brain tricks us. There’s more ways than just the three I listed that the brain works in odd and mysterious ways, causing us no end of mischief. Here’s three more:

I am not a racist!

In 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was beaten and killed in an attack witnessed by dozens of people, none of whom… » Continue

October 19 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: brain, perception, psychology, racism, thought | 21 comments»

Read People! A How To

LifeTrainingOnline put together a rather comprehensive document on reading people and their body language. It’s a three parter that first introduces the principles to being able to be aware what people are saying without words, then through techniques of people-reading and then finally detecting deception.
Preparing Yourself to Read People

The key to effectively reading people is by being completely objective - having an empty cup so to speak. Overcoming our… » Continue

March 1 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: eye, lie, people, perception | no comments»

Your Perception IS Your Reality

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” - Albert Einstein

“Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.” - Douglas Adams

Take a minute to scan your surroundings. Are you in a familiar place or somewhere new? Stop reading this, and just… » Continue

October 31 2006 | By Tony | Tagged: mind, perception, reality | 6 comments»