Inattentional Blindness

"Inattentional Blindness"

Every step we take as a means of bettering ourselves, mentally, physically, spiritually and financially, will either be short-lived, or based on consistent intentional behaviors. Intentional behaviors are not easy, if they were, think about how structured our lives would be. And if we're being honest, maybe a little boring. Maybe that's why we need to be even more intentional about

who we bring into our inner circle. In our lives, we need people of structure, but we also need people who think outside the box. We need people who are disciplined, and a few who are free spirited; people who are technical; and those who are creative; people who strive to be leaders and those who do not. The point being, sometimes what we perceive to be intentional, is not intentional at all. People come into our lives thru all manners of unintentional circumstances. If not careful, your inner circle is nothing but circumstantial, regardless of what you perceive it to be. You can't be intentional if you are not paying attention. There is a psychological process called "Inattentional Blindness" studied by psychologist Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris. Basically, you can get so caught up focusing on one thing, that something blatantly obvious is completely ignored. You've heard, "You need to hire 5 more people just like you." That's not true. You may need to hire 5 more people who can do what you do, their way. You need to be intentional about the attention you pay each personality. Again, that's "each" personality, not being so focused on the ones that follow your steps, you ignore the ones that don't. Check yourself, you can't turn a blind eye. Don't always trust your perceptions. Maybe the attention, or lack thereof, was not intentional, but it can happen. Especially if you are a victim of inattentional blindness.