Modern man receives a huge amount of information. Television, radio, the Internet and newspapers - new information is constantly arriving, their volume is constantly growing. How to understand this sea of information, to understand what is really important for you and what is not?
Instruction manual
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You should know that the perception of information is subjective - different people can perceive the same news differently, and someone will not pay attention to it at all. The human brain forms peculiar filters that cut off information that does not correspond to its biological and psychological interests. A woman will pay attention to the clothes of a girl passing by, while a man is more likely to be interested in her external data, but not in her clothes. In addition, people often ignore information that does not meet their expectations.
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The process of human perception of information and its interpretation is very imperfect. A person more often sees what he wants to see, so the truth eludes him. A lot of people in the analysis of information rely on stereotypes, since this makes life much easier - there is no need to think, analyze. At the same time, such a perception makes people stupid, deprives them of the opportunity to see the world as it is.
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Therefore, the issue of teaching selective perception is twofold: on the one hand, a person must cut off all unnecessary information. On the other hand, he must understand what information is necessary for him and which is not. In addition, he must perceive the remaining necessary information correctly, without introducing distortion of subjectivity.
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To cut off unnecessary information, determine what is important to you. Take your time, think carefully. What do you prefer to watch - a stupid comedy with “flat” jokes or an informative show? Do not follow the path of primitive instincts - a person must develop, move forward. Cut off everything that does not make you better, does not do you good.
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The rest of the information can be considered useful. But how correctly do you perceive it? One of the most important criteria for the truth of perception is the results that a person receives, acting on the basis of the information received. If a bank promises very high interest rates, many people will rush to put their savings in it. These people based on the perceived information about high percentages made the wrong conclusions, which led to the wrong actions. High interest rates can only be promised by a bank in a difficult financial situation. And if such a bank goes bankrupt, this will not be surprising. A person who knows how to properly analyze information will never invest his money in such a financial institution.
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Get rid of patterns of perception, they limit the vision of the essence of things. A man remains captive of his own illusions, sees what is actually not there. A person lying on the ground is not necessarily a drunkard - perhaps he just felt bad with his heart. Crossing the street to a traffic light permitting signal, look around - the belief that it is safe to go to the green traffic light is an illusion. Many people who were hit by drivers driving a “red" convinced this from their own experience.
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Being able to selectively perceive information, cutting off the unnecessary, and correctly analyzing the rest, you can see the world as it is, which will most positively affect your life.