I love the ways our minds work!

Here's a test that's very worth doing. Count the number of times the people in the white shirts pass the ball... I'll leave you to decide whether its better to watch the people in the white shirts or the ball itself.

Magicians use this principle all the time. We may not always see the "gorilla" the first time, but we should always be aware that we might be missing a "gorilla" when we focus on something else. What "gorillas" might you be missing?

brandon@studentofwonder.com