| As human beings, even though we are all basically the | | | | have many filtering systems with the eyes and |
| same, (having a brain, body, set of eyes etc.) we are | | | | different parts of the brain so it is estimated that we |
| all wired differently. This is important to realize, as | | | | receive only about a very small fraction of the |
| many people too often believe that we should all see | | | | information around us. Several scientists have stated |
| things the same way and come to the same | | | | that we receive only about 1 one billionth of the |
| conclusions.First is to understand that our feelings | | | | information around us. This is one of the reasons |
| come from our thoughts and our thoughts come | | | | why when witnesses are interviewed; most will give |
| from our experiences and our experiences effect the | | | | different accounts to what actually happened.People |
| wiring of our brain. This in turn affects how we see, | | | | want to look for information that supports their belief |
| understand, and perceive things in life and our ability | | | | systems. There is a security in feeling right and to |
| to connect and communicate with other peopleDue | | | | hanging on to what we have believed all our lives. So |
| to the way we have been raised, the cultures we | | | | we ignore anything in front of us that is a |
| are in, as well as the different experiences that we | | | | contradiction to those beliefs.One other area is the |
| have gone through, our brains physiology is affected. | | | | left and right hemispheres of the brain, one being the |
| And the more this happens,the more differently we | | | | logical and one being the more creative side. We |
| see things in life and on what we choose to focus | | | | were designed to use both sides in which we would |
| and concentrate on.This also affects the way and | | | | use the creative side to come up with ideas and then |
| the ability of our brain to record, store and recall | | | | the logical side to |
| information.To give you and example of what I | | | | implement them. However, there are many people |
| mean, there are three main areas of the brain that I | | | | who only use one side and who refuse to use the |
| want to highlight, which help develop and store | | | | other. What happens then is that the side you are |
| memories and which also affects how we perceive | | | | not using starts to atrophy from lack of use. This |
| things, events and people around us.They are the | | | | then also diminishes the amount of information that |
| amygdala (uh-mig-dah-la), the cortex and the left and | | | | you will receive.The challenge is that when you block |
| right hemispheres. Anything that is highly emotional | | | | information that is around you, you then make |
| comes through the amygdala, whether it is from fear | | | | uninformed decisions and shut down any growth |
| or love, anxiety or excitement. These are the | | | | potential that you have within you to succeed.You |
| memories that you will remember the most.For | | | | can start to reverse the situation by first being open |
| example, most people will remember where they | | | | to learning, and seeing what is around you. Then with |
| were and what they were doing when 9-11 hit. So | | | | practice you can start to notice, learn more and |
| the more high intensive memories you have had, the | | | | make more informed and productive decisions.You |
| more connections you will have in your | | | | can then open your self to a world of possibilities and |
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| information is worth remembering or whether the | | | | spanned every aspect from supervision and training |
| information is in compliance or contradictory to our | | | | to productions and running sub-press centres. |
| own belief systems. If it is in conflict, we will ignore | | | | |
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