Why You Know More Than You Know You Know
Our minds are designed to make us remember things we wouldn’t consciously remember otherwise.
- Facts.
- Dates.
- Information.
- Experiences.
- Etc.
They are stuffed inside, waiting to be excavated.
It’s incredible, really.
How the brain will do things we otherwise have no idea it is doing, but it manages to get things done for us no matter what.
Last night I watched an episode of Darren Brown. He’s a famous psychological illusionist from England and he is brilliant.
Darren taught the Joe Blow volunteer how to memorize mounds of material so he may compete in a Jeopardy-like British game show one weeks later. One week later Mr. Blow came in 2nd place.
He said it was one of the best experiences he’s ever had.
He said it was something he would have never tried nor had he believed he’d be able to do anything like it.
With the thrill of the show and with a master like Darren Brown’s support, this average man accomplished an incredibly task he wouldn’t have conceived of doing weeks before.
Shit.
Imagine what you could do.
What channel was it on? I hope there will be repeats.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:59 pmWe don’t really watch TV, so I hope we even have the channel!
Sadly, it’s only aired in the UK. My techie lover downloads it.
But I know clips can be found on YouTube!
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm