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[A] Apollo Robbins: Distraction Techniques [PRACTICE]

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ironically

[ ahy-'ron-ik-lee ]

adverb

- in a way that is interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would expect

Ironically, the more he tried to impress her, the less interested she became.

pickpocket

[ 'pik-pok-it ]

noun

- a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, esp. in a crowd

The pickpocket bolted when he saw the policeman.

perceptive

[ per-'sep-tiv ]

adjective

- very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice

He was a very intelligent and perceptive young detective.

gateway

[ 'geyt-wey ]

noun

- a place through which you have to go to get to another place

Lyon is the gateway to the Alps for motorists driving out from Britain.

show of hands

phrase

- a vote in which people raise one of their hands to show that they support a suggestion

Her re-election to the committee was defeated by a show of hands.

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FIRST CUT ⏱ 00:36 – 01:33

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    When we think of misdirection, we think of something as looking off to the side, when actually it’s often the things that are right in front of us. They’re the hardest thing to see. The things that you look at every day that you’re blinded to. For example, how many of you still have your cell phones on you right now? Great. Double-check. Make sure you still have them on you. I was doing some shopping beforehand. Now you’ve looked at them probably a few times today, but I’ll ask you a question about it. Without looking at your cellphone directly yet, can you remember the icon in the bottom right corner? Bring them out, check and see how accurate you were. How’d you do? Show of hands. Did we get it? Now that you’re done looking at those, close them down. Because every phone has something in common no matter how you organize the icons, you still have a clock on the front. So, without looking at your phone, what time was it? You just looked at your clock, right? It's an interesting idea.


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    When we think of misdirection / we think of something as looking off to the side / when actually it’s often the things that are right in front of us. // They’re the hardest thing to see. // The things that you look at every day / that you’re blinded to. // For example, / how many of you / still have your cell phones on you right now? // Great. // Double-check. // Make sure you still have them on you. // I was doing some shopping beforehand.// Now / you’ve looked at them / probably a few times today, // but I’ll ask you a question about it. // Without looking at your cellphone directly yet, / can you remember / the icon in the bottom right corner? // Bring them out, / check / and see how accurate you were // . How’d you do? // Show of hands. // Did we get it? // Now that you’ve done looking at those, / close them down. // Because every phone has something in common / no matter how you organize the icons, / you still have a clock on the front. // So, / without looking at your phone, / what time was it? / You just looked at your clock, right? // It's an interesting idea. //

SECOND CUT ⏱ 01:32 – 02:52

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    Now I'll ask you to take that a step further with a game of trust. Close your eyes. I realize I’m asking you to do that while you just heard there’s a pickpocket in the room, but close your eyes. Now, you’ve been watching me for about 30 seconds, with your eyes closed, what am I wearing? Make your best guess. What color is my shirt? What color is my tie? Now open your eyes. By show of hands, were you right? It's interesting, isn’t it? Some of us are a little bit more perceptive than others, it seems that way. But I have a different theory about that. That model of attention. They have fancy models of attention, Posner’s trinity model of attention. For me, I like to think of it very simple, like a surveillance system. It’s kind of like you have all these fancy sensories, and inside your brain is a little security guard. For me, I like to call him Frank. So Frank is sitting at a desk. He’s got all sorts of cool information in front of him, high-tech equipment, he’s got cameras, he’s got a little phone that he can pick up, listen to the ears, all these senses, all these perceptions. But attention is what steers your perceptions. It’s what controls your reality. It’s the gateway to the mind. If you don’t attend to something, you can’t be aware of it. But ironically, you can attend to something without being aware of it. That's why there's the cocktail effect: where you’re in a party, having conversations with someone, and yet you can recognize your name and you didn't even realize you were listening to that.


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    Now I'll ask you to take that a step further / with a game of trust. // Close your eyes. // I realize I’m asking you to do that / while you just heard there’s a pickpocket in the room, / but close your eyes. // Now, / you’ve been watching me for about 30 seconds, / with your eyes closed, / what am I wearing? // Make your best guess. // What color is my shirt? / What color is my tie? / Now open your eyes. // By show of hands, / were you right? // It's interesting, isn’t it? //Some of us are a little bit more perceptive than others, / it seems that way //. But I have a different theory about that. // That model of attention. // They have fancy models of attention, / Posner’s trinity model of attention. // For me, / I like to think of it very simple, / like a surveillance system. // It’s kind of like you have all these fancy sensories, / and inside your brain / is a little security guard. // For me, / I like to call him Frank. // So Frank / is sitting at a desk. // He’s got all sorts of cool information in front of him, / high-tech equipment, / he’s got cameras, / he’s got a little phone that he can pick up,/ listen to the ears, / all these senses, / all these perceptions.// But attention / is what steers your perceptions.// It’s what controls your reality. // It’s the gateway to the mind. // If you don’t attend to something, / you can’t be aware of it. // But ironically, /you can attend to something/ without being aware of it. // That's why there's the cocktail effect: / where you're in a party, / having conversations with someone, / and yet you can recognize your name and you didn't even realize you were listening to that.//