Comments on: On attention, trading psychology and “open” minds http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds Neuroplasticity, Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: On being positive « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/comment-page-1/#comment-71 On being positive « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:04:52 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/#comment-71 [...] The fact is that there is much good around us, and much more good of us can do. We don’t always see it this way, but it is a fact (if you doubt this, why don’t you do the Basketball experiment in a previous post). We probably would benefit from having easier access to a CNN of Positive News, of Kind Gestures, Unexpected Generosity, Magic Coincidences, Beautiful Growth. [...] […] The fact is that there is much good around us, and much more good of us can do. We don’t always see it this way, but it is a fact (if you doubt this, why don’t you do the Basketball experiment in a previous post). We probably would benefit from having easier access to a CNN of Positive News, of Kind Gestures, Unexpected Generosity, Magic Coincidences, Beautiful Growth. […]

]]> By: Alvaro http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Alvaro Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:13:28 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/#comment-70 Chris, thanks for the lead, and the feedback on email addresses. The Daniel McFadden’s book sounds very interesting, starting with the title! What are its main conclusions? Michael: well, the second time you know what you are looking for, and were paying attention to both the balls and the gorilla. In most circumstances, it would not be the most efficient thing to divide attention, but we can do it when we want. And yes, there are some good computer-based packages to improve task-specific perception areas in an structured way, like peripheral vision for air pilots and basketball players. Chris, thanks for the lead, and the feedback on email addresses. The Daniel McFadden’s book sounds very interesting, starting with the title! What are its main conclusions?

Michael: well, the second time you know what you are looking for, and were paying attention to both the balls and the gorilla. In most circumstances, it would not be the most efficient thing to divide attention, but we can do it when we want. And yes, there are some good computer-based packages to improve task-specific perception areas in an structured way, like peripheral vision for air pilots and basketball players.

]]> By: Michael Krot http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Michael Krot Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:48:35 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/#comment-69 I was in a group of 10 people the first time I counted the basketballs and we completely missed the "bigger picture". That was two years ago. This time, I was able to track the balls and get up on the balcony and notice what else was going on. Perhaps evidence of a sharper brain. My experience between the first time and this time makes me curious about how other brain workouts might help with my perception. I was in a group of 10 people the first time I counted the basketballs and we completely missed the “bigger picture”. That was two years ago. This time, I was able to track the balls and get up on the balcony and notice what else was going on. Perhaps evidence of a sharper brain. My experience between the first time and this time makes me curious about how other brain workouts might help with my perception.

]]> By: Chris Wu http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Chris Wu Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:19:18 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/10/on-attention-trading-psychology-and-open-minds/#comment-68 This is a both a practical and deep topic. The roots of behavioral finance come out of much of the work done on creativity and mindfulness. See people such as Frank Barron/Torrance/Rogers. Philosophically these can be connected to phenomenological perspectives such as Merleau-Ponty & Heideggar (particulary how embodied cognition is not the Cartesian/Platonic ideal. Daniel McFadden's work (which got him his Nobel) has a nice paper on "Rationality for Economists" where he critiques the rationality of the "Chicago" man. Alvaro - a sharp site for sharpbrains =) (Note I didn't include my regular email address because of crawler concerns - You might want to allow people to put in emails such as myname_at_gmail.com) This is a both a practical and deep topic. The roots of behavioral finance come out of much of the work done on creativity and mindfulness. See people such as Frank Barron/Torrance/Rogers. Philosophically these can be connected to phenomenological perspectives such as Merleau-Ponty & Heideggar (particulary how embodied cognition is not the Cartesian/Platonic ideal.

Daniel McFadden’s work (which got him his Nobel) has a nice paper on “Rationality for Economists” where he critiques the rationality of the “Chicago” man.

Alvaro — a sharp site for sharpbrains =) (Note I didn’t include my regular email address because of crawler concerns — You might want to allow people to put in emails such as myname_at_gmail.com)

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