Episode notes
My shoelaces kept coming undone. On the third time stopping to tie them, I noticed a patch of grass I'd never really seen — despite walking past it every day. That's inattentional blindness: the brain's filter that helps us function, and quietly hides the world from us. This week, we look at what we've been missing.
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Keywords
Presence
psychology of attention
inattentional blindness
mindful awareness
the invisible gorilla
everyday psychology
noticing what matters
cognitive shortcuts
perception psychology
slow down