World Perception

Do You See What Matches or What is Different?

Have you ever had a conversation when you just can't agree on anything? You just do not seem to connect. It is sunny outside, but your friend is pointing out that it will rain tomorrow. Or - your friends keep talking about how good your golf shot was, but you know it is "just one" and there are many more to come. Is it possible that some people see white dots on a black background and some see black field with missing white dots? Yes!

Some of us look at the word and see what things have in common while some see what is different.

Do you know your type of default? Take this short quiz and find out. Choose the best response that describes you:

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* 1. After many years you get together with your close friends:

You notice that two of them are missing. Are they coming?

You think: "It is so good to see everybody”

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* 2. When you read an article or a book, many times you find a mistake.

Yes

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* 3. When you think about your career you notice:

My current job it totally different than any other

Basically, I have been doing the same thing all my life

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* 4. You just bought a new carpet for your home

You wonder how it might look even better - maybe when you move that table more to the right?

You notice that it fits nicely with the furniture

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* 5. You are at a fancy restaurant and everybody shares that their food was delicious:

You agree. With a bit of spice it could have been even better.

You notice you really enjoyed it.

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* 6. What a productive day!

It feels good.

I could have done more.

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* 7. You see your friend’s video on Facebook / Instagram and you think:

Nice video.

Nice video. It could be shorter or longer. She could have done it differently.

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* 8. A friend says: "You look great today!" Your automatic response/though is:

Thanks. I feel great.

Thanks. But I think it can be even better.

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* 9. You read in the news about a new discovery in science. It points out all the benefits it is going to bring to the civilization. You think:

“ This is wonderful. I see how helpful it might be”

“This is interesting but I can picture how it might be misused in the future”

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* 10. Your vacation did not go as planned. It was raining the whole time.

Do you remember that one day when the sun was shining? That was great!

It was not good, that’s for sure.

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* 11. You walk into your friend’s living room. He has a lot of pictures on the wall

You notice some of them are not centered

You walk over to look at them

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* 12. You like to compare things

Yes

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* 13. You see a friend with her two kids. They are so grown up.

You notice that they are taller than your kids.

You notice how much they both grew. Your children as well. Time flies!

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* 14. Your child / friend needs help with a problem at school:

You notice other things she also needs help with.

You notice that she did not need your help last year and you wonder what is going on.

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* 15. Your friend is telling you about a problem:

You start to tell her why her story is not / might not be right.

You agree with her this is not good. You might even share when it happened to you.