Thursday, July 13, 2006

Illusion of Focus






Question:
1) How many legs do the elephant have in Picture A?

2) In Picture B, focus your concentration into the cross. After few seconds, what would you discover?

3) What can you see in Picture C and Picture D?

4) Assuming the dog tail is a leg, how many legs does the dog have?

Answer:
1) 4
2) Some red dots disappear
3) In Picture C, there are 2 words: You and Me; In Picture D, the 2 words are: Teach and Learn
4) 4. No matter what the assumption you make, a tail still a tail, it would not change to a leg as you assume.

There are too many illusions in the world making us losing our concentration. For example, CEO of Company ABC in his prospectus will project his company will have net earnings of $ 100 million in the coming year. Before he ends his words, he will add: “Barring unfavorable circumstances, the projection made is based on the assumption of bla bla bla…..”. Remember the lesson you learn from the Question 4? “A tail will still remain a tail, no matter what the assumption you make.” Similarly, a stone remain a stone, it would not change because you assume it is a gold.

Conclusion:
Stay focus on your concentration!!

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