A Quirk of our Mind: What You See is not Always...
Our brain is a wonderful tool that has been tweaked and refined by natural selection and one of the most exquisite qualities we possess is a natural ability to detect patterns in nature and in information.
This remarkable property allows us to learn very effectively new things and remember them.
The first time you saw a chair, you had to learn everything about it, its colour, its shape, its texture, its size, etc… You had to do this a few times to create a generic representation which now allows you to identify a chair, no matter it’s colour, shape, size or texture…
From a pattern – the pattern of a chair – you built a generic representation of what a chair is, and this allows you to not have to re-learn what is a chair every time you encounter one…
Another aspect of our unique ability to detect patterns can also lead to biases in perception.
What I mean is that we may also, from time to time, identify a pattern that may not really be there…
Take for example the image above.
What do you see?
If you are like most people you might say…
- I see a triangle with a black border that is interrupted by a white triangle that connects three black disks.
- I see a white triangle connecting three black disks on top of a triangle with a black border
I believe this will probably be the most common answer…. unless you see something different, something more creative… in that case, it’s even more interesting…
But if you carefully examine the image, is there really a white triangle?
Actually, there isn’t, it’s just white space, there is no white triangle, but our brain is fooled by the pattern which suggests that there is a white triangle… So what’s the lesson from this “illusion”?
When we don’t have all the information, we tend to fill in the blanks to create meaning.
And that often leads to misinterpretations, misunderstanding and quirks in communication…
So next time you see something, just take a minute and look carefully whether you are really seeing something, or just making it up… Identifying the difference can change the whole situation and the outcome that you are looking for…
When you see people doing something, the reason “why” you think they are doing it may not necessarily be the real reason… In doubt, why not ask them and avoid unnecessary confusion, extrapolation, delusion and/or troubles….
In Nutshell:
What we see may not necessarily exist… When we don’t have all the information our brain plays tricks with us and we fill in the blanks to create meaning… Take your time to observe things and people, and you may realise that what you see is not really there… That will change the consequences and outcomes of the situation… And when in doubt, simply ask for clarification if possible.
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