Yup; ever since I was about 8 yrs old, deciphering magic tricks
on TV (oh who was that guy that was everywhere? statue of
liberty disappearing, etc? well whatever) - I liked figuring out
how.. and then if I wasn't sure, I'd go to the magic books in
the library and learn about it. First exposure to distraction
was analyzing TV ads and the BS within; my nephew is at that age
now (9) and doing just what I did; noticing and pointing out the
BS and misdirection in advertising (and the misdirections in
school the teachers give and on the quizzes, etc); Understanding
the nature of misdireciton is also a great reducer of fear; it's
part of having a skeptical mind; trying to understand the
components of things; that every good storyteller may be telling
you a kernel of truth but wraps it around a lot of good sounding
lies; and that we *like* to believe really solid, logical
stories... but that the more logical it is... the more likely
there some bullshittary involved... you just have to find it.
Yeah; I love this kind of stuff. This is a basic one; I was
quite shocked when I saw it a few minutes ago in a video on "The
neuroscience of Nothing" - and about 80% of the audience;
professors, students, academics, DIDN'T SEE IT ... and about 20%
did. Having some kind of ADHD undoubtedly, I saw it the 1st
time. Can't stay focused on a darn thing. <--- check out these
runon-sentences for proof
