A fresh look
Saturday, April 1, 2006
A fresh look
What you already know can be a great help to you in learning
new things. Yet at times, it can also get in the way.<P>
It can be difficult to clearly and objectively see something
when you think you already know everything about it. In such
cases, you will usually see only what you expect to see and
nothing else.<P>
Think of the wealth of detail that you notice when you go to
a place where you've never been before. Then consider all
the many details in your familiar surroundings that you
never even think about because you have seen them so
often.<P>
The world is constantly changing. And some of your long-held
assumptions about the things most familiar to you could be
woefully out of date.<P>
It's likely that there are many valuable treasures all
around your life, hidden and at the same time within plain
sight. A good way to see them is to temporarily disregard
what you already know.<P>
Every now and then, make it a point to look at the world
with eyes untainted by expectations, assumptions or past
experience. You'll be amazed at what you can see.<P>
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