Apollo Robbins on Focus | Brain Games

what I think isn’t interesting about the

what I think isn’t interesting about the term misdirection is it it’s misnomer

term misdirection is it it’s misnomer

term misdirection is it it’s misnomer most people think it means look at this

most people think it means look at this

most people think it means look at this hand while I do something with this room

hand while I do something with this room

hand while I do something with this room but actually what I want to do is direct

but actually what I want to do is direct

but actually what I want to do is direct and control your attention at least know

and control your attention at least know

and control your attention at least know where it is because if I send your

where it is because if I send your

where it is because if I send your attention off into the darkness it can

attention off into the darkness it can

attention off into the darkness it can come around just like throwing a

come around just like throwing a

come around just like throwing a boomerang it hit me when I don’t want it

boomerang it hit me when I don’t want it

boomerang it hit me when I don’t want it to so I like to think of it as managing

to so I like to think of it as managing

to so I like to think of it as managing attention because control is a hard word

attention because control is a hard word

attention because control is a hard word but I manage the attention kind of like

but I manage the attention kind of like

but I manage the attention kind of like water flow and I see where it goes and

water flow and I see where it goes and

water flow and I see where it goes and then I have to move with that your

then I have to move with that your

then I have to move with that your attentional spotlight is only the size

attentional spotlight is only the size

attentional spotlight is only the size of your thumbnail one one-thousandth of

of your thumbnail one one-thousandth of

of your thumbnail one one-thousandth of your field of view that means if I can

your field of view that means if I can

your field of view that means if I can see where your eye motion is I can now

see where your eye motion is I can now

see where your eye motion is I can now navigate around that and do certain

navigate around that and do certain

navigate around that and do certain things plus because you have to make

things plus because you have to make

things plus because you have to make choices between all your senses your

choices between all your senses your

choices between all your senses your vision your hearing all those are coming

vision your hearing all those are coming

vision your hearing all those are coming into one spot if I can tap into your

into one spot if I can tap into your

into one spot if I can tap into your priority system I can now start hacking

priority system I can now start hacking

priority system I can now start hacking to reprioritize certain things so that

to reprioritize certain things so that

to reprioritize certain things so that other things will go under the radar

other things will go under the radar

other things will go under the radar that’s a very interesting way to take

that’s a very interesting way to take

that’s a very interesting way to take advantage of attention try to follow

advantage of attention try to follow

advantage of attention try to follow along if I put the cap on the pen it

along if I put the cap on the pen it

along if I put the cap on the pen it looks like it goes away yet right now

looks like it goes away yet right now

looks like it goes away yet right now it’s behind my elbow I put it back on

it’s behind my elbow I put it back on

it’s behind my elbow I put it back on the pan it goes away but

the pan it goes away but

the pan it goes away but it’s behind my ear now if you did this

it’s behind my ear now if you did this

it’s behind my ear now if you did this slowly you can see when I put the cap on

slowly you can see when I put the cap on

slowly you can see when I put the cap on the pan yeah it seems like the cap went

the pan yeah it seems like the cap went

the pan yeah it seems like the cap went away now the cap is behind here it’s a

away now the cap is behind here it’s a

away now the cap is behind here it’s a fun game isn’t it