Welcome to a little experiment with time we are going to have a little fun but make sure you watch the video above before you read the rest of the article otherwise you will spoil the video for yourself.
Right, so I’m assuming that you have watched the video by now, if not go watch it, otherwise carry on.
How well did you do on the recalling the face of your watch?
Despite seeing the face of our watches and clock multiple times in a day we tend to ignore the styling of the face as we are not looking at the clock or watch for styling information. We are looking at our clocks and watches for one type of information…time!
Focusing on the time creates inattentional blindness (also known as perceptual blindness) where we focus on one thing to the exclusion of the rest of the world.
This is exactly what was then used to get you to not notice the time.
By focusing your attention being correct bout the face of your watch you gave your attention to the styling of the watch and not the time.
Now some of you will have got the styling of the watch correct. This may be for a number of reasons, you could have been paying attention to the style of the face recently or the style of the watch has significant importance for you.
Likewise, if you performed well in remembering the time, it could be that you are in a part of the day such as a lunch break, which helped you to dictate the time. It is also possible that you recalled the last time you saw not too long before you watched the video.
How would you like to try a fun little experiment on your friends?
I just so happen to have a little mind trick that you can use on your friends. It doesn’t require any skill on your part but it will look like you are able to get inside the minds of the people you try this on.
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