[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] my name is David Wright and I am the
my name is David Wright and I am the
my name is David Wright and I am the observations okay what the heck’s and
observations okay what the heck’s and
observations okay what the heck’s and observations how did I become an
observations how did I become an
observations how did I become an observation what is this thing well it
observation what is this thing well it
observation what is this thing well it started many years ago when I used to
started many years ago when I used to
started many years ago when I used to listen quite often to the American
listen quite often to the American
listen quite often to the American comedian George Carlin who gave me a
comedian George Carlin who gave me a
comedian George Carlin who gave me a love of language now George Carlin had a
love of language now George Carlin had a
love of language now George Carlin had a unique and often very colorfully worded
unique and often very colorfully worded
unique and often very colorfully worded way of observing the world and I really
way of observing the world and I really
way of observing the world and I really thought about what he was saying and how
thought about what he was saying and how
thought about what he was saying and how he was making us look at the uniqueness
he was making us look at the uniqueness
he was making us look at the uniqueness the paradoxes the absurdities of our
the paradoxes the absurdities of our
the paradoxes the absurdities of our world and what that gave me aside from
world and what that gave me aside from
world and what that gave me aside from the entertainment value and excuse to
the entertainment value and excuse to
the entertainment value and excuse to listen to that language it was a keen of
listen to that language it was a keen of
listen to that language it was a keen of awareness of how people observe the
awareness of how people observe the
awareness of how people observe the world around them and process
world around them and process
world around them and process information now at about the same time
information now at about the same time
information now at about the same time as with many adolescents I became
as with many adolescents I became
as with many adolescents I became interested in that not the part game but
interested in that not the part game but
interested in that not the part game but performing feats of illusion
performing feats of illusion
performing feats of illusion you know the vanishing napkin a card I
you know the vanishing napkin a card I
you know the vanishing napkin a card I learned all those tricks that all the
learned all those tricks that all the
learned all those tricks that all the kids learn and I got really good at and
kids learn and I got really good at and
kids learn and I got really good at and I started performing at birthday parties
I started performing at birthday parties
I started performing at birthday parties and annoying friends and family and
and annoying friends and family and
and annoying friends and family and while I was learning all these tricks
while I was learning all these tricks
while I was learning all these tricks and performing and making people’s no I
and performing and making people’s no I
and performing and making people’s no I just see that what was really that I was
just see that what was really that I was
just see that what was really that I was doing now is it hand is quicker than the
doing now is it hand is quicker than the
doing now is it hand is quicker than the eye I’m gonna tell you it’s actually not
eye I’m gonna tell you it’s actually not
eye I’m gonna tell you it’s actually not in fact the slower and effect is
in fact the slower and effect is
in fact the slower and effect is performed the more powerful it is
performed the more powerful it is
performed the more powerful it is so I’m looking and seeing what people
so I’m looking and seeing what people
so I’m looking and seeing what people are think
are think
are think how people are processing information I
how people are processing information I
how people are processing information I started looking at people and not so
started looking at people and not so
started looking at people and not so much observing the things about people
much observing the things about people
much observing the things about people but developing an awareness through
but developing an awareness through
but developing an awareness through observation of people how people process
observation of people how people process
observation of people how people process information how people are in patterns
information how people are in patterns
information how people are in patterns and don’t really notice the things that
and don’t really notice the things that
and don’t really notice the things that are going on around they often say that
are going on around they often say that
are going on around they often say that you want to hide something hide in plain
you want to hide something hide in plain
you want to hide something hide in plain sight that people are not going to
sight that people are not going to
sight that people are not going to notice it so I started really studying
notice it so I started really studying
notice it so I started really studying and involving myself in the analysis of
and involving myself in the analysis of
and involving myself in the analysis of people and through my performances and
people and through my performances and
people and through my performances and demonstrations and demonstrations and
demonstrations and demonstrations and
demonstrations and demonstrations and experiments that’s where I was going of
experiments that’s where I was going of
experiments that’s where I was going of magic mentalism and yeah even hypnosis I
magic mentalism and yeah even hypnosis I
magic mentalism and yeah even hypnosis I started looking at how people were going
started looking at how people were going
started looking at how people were going through life and operating and behaving
through life and operating and behaving
through life and operating and behaving without actually thinking in fact people
without actually thinking in fact people
without actually thinking in fact people start to pay less attention to more
start to pay less attention to more
start to pay less attention to more things now my goal here is there’s some
things now my goal here is there’s some
things now my goal here is there’s some entertainment some education and after
entertainment some education and after
entertainment some education and after some enlightenment talk to you about how
some enlightenment talk to you about how
some enlightenment talk to you about how you’re observing the world and give you
you’re observing the world and give you
you’re observing the world and give you some of the traditional and alternative
some of the traditional and alternative
some of the traditional and alternative views of the reality which is really
views of the reality which is really
views of the reality which is really just your belief system on Society has
just your belief system on Society has
just your belief system on Society has said to you the differences in the
said to you the differences in the
said to you the differences in the cultures what you’re going to do based
cultures what you’re going to do based
cultures what you’re going to do based on different stimulus now a lot of
on different stimulus now a lot of
on different stimulus now a lot of people think today we’re all hyper
people think today we’re all hyper
people think today we’re all hyper observant I mean we have the internet we
observant I mean we have the internet we
observant I mean we have the internet we are constantly connected our computers
are constantly connected our computers
are constantly connected our computers we are walking around with our heads
we are walking around with our heads
we are walking around with our heads buried in our cell phones social media
buried in our cell phones social media
buried in our cell phones social media everything going on and all the time in
everything going on and all the time in
everything going on and all the time in reality we’re actually less observant so
reality we’re actually less observant so
reality we’re actually less observant so here’s one of my one of my examples you
here’s one of my one of my examples you
here’s one of my one of my examples you ever drive down the motorway and you
ever drive down the motorway and you
ever drive down the motorway and you shake yourself back into awareness and
shake yourself back into awareness and
shake yourself back into awareness and find yourself five
find yourself five
find yourself five ten miles downwards how the heck did
ten miles downwards how the heck did
ten miles downwards how the heck did that just happen
that just happen
that just happen and you’re not terrified about this
and you’re not terrified about this
and you’re not terrified about this woman now you might think I was zoning
woman now you might think I was zoning
woman now you might think I was zoning out what was going on I could have died
out what was going on I could have died
out what was going on I could have died there in reality that’s a term we have
there in reality that’s a term we have
there in reality that’s a term we have it’s it’s actually a state called
it’s it’s actually a state called
it’s it’s actually a state called highway hypnosis now more than likely
highway hypnosis now more than likely
highway hypnosis now more than likely especially because it did happen to you
especially because it did happen to you
especially because it did happen to you you’re here you’ve arrived safely you
you’re here you’ve arrived safely you
you’re here you’ve arrived safely you were aware of everything that was going
were aware of everything that was going
were aware of everything that was going on we’re conscious of it but you were
on we’re conscious of it but you were
on we’re conscious of it but you were avoiding other drivers you were
avoiding other drivers you were
avoiding other drivers you were maintaining your speed you weren’t
maintaining your speed you weren’t
maintaining your speed you weren’t veering into other lanes so you are
veering into other lanes so you are
veering into other lanes so you are actually aware of what was going on but
actually aware of what was going on but
actually aware of what was going on but you weren’t truly conscious of the you
you weren’t truly conscious of the you
you weren’t truly conscious of the you actually observe an other now I’m going
actually observe an other now I’m going
actually observe an other now I’m going to ask you to do something I’m gonna ask
to ask you to do something I’m gonna ask
to ask you to do something I’m gonna ask you to stare at this screen for five
you to stare at this screen for five
you to stare at this screen for five seconds ready alright yeah what was the
seconds ready alright yeah what was the
seconds ready alright yeah what was the color of the text of the instructions
color of the text of the instructions
color of the text of the instructions what was the title of the slide what was
what was the title of the slide what was
what was the title of the slide what was the color of the lines of the rectangles
the color of the lines of the rectangles
the color of the lines of the rectangles well you thought I was gonna ask you how
well you thought I was gonna ask you how
well you thought I was gonna ask you how many rectangles there were all I did was
many rectangles there were all I did was
many rectangles there were all I did was asked you to look at the screen your
asked you to look at the screen your
asked you to look at the screen your brain is filled in the rest we are
brain is filled in the rest we are
brain is filled in the rest we are conditioned to take one piece of
conditioned to take one piece of
conditioned to take one piece of stimulus and just start filling in
stimulus and just start filling in
stimulus and just start filling in everything else through all of our life
everything else through all of our life
everything else through all of our life experiences there’s another example I
experiences there’s another example I
experiences there’s another example I tend to do this I’m not going to
tend to do this I’m not going to
tend to do this I’m not going to advocate that you do this I haven’t
advocate that you do this I haven’t
advocate that you do this I haven’t gotten in trouble yeah from it but in
gotten in trouble yeah from it but in
gotten in trouble yeah from it but in the United States the ATMs often
the United States the ATMs often
the United States the ATMs often dispense currency in $20 bills and
dispense currency in $20 bills and
dispense currency in $20 bills and you’re out with friends you’re out at a
you’re out with friends you’re out at a
you’re out with friends you’re out at a restaurant you need to leave a tip you
restaurant you need to leave a tip you
restaurant you need to leave a tip you want to split the bill you need smaller
want to split the bill you need smaller
want to split the bill you need smaller denominations so you might ask the
denominations so you might ask the
denominations so you might ask the waitstaff the bartender if they can give
waitstaff the bartender if they can give
waitstaff the bartender if they can give you something smaller for its weight and
you something smaller for its weight and
you something smaller for its weight and it’s a common verbal exchange and it
it’s a common verbal exchange and it
it’s a common verbal exchange and it often goes like this excuse me can you
often goes like this excuse me can you
often goes like this excuse me can you break a 20 for me sure how would you
break a 20 for me sure how would you
break a 20 for me sure how would you like that to ten to the five please okay
like that to ten to the five please okay
like that to ten to the five please okay I see I see a couple of people on Friday
I see I see a couple of people on Friday
I see I see a couple of people on Friday okay you realize what I just did
okay you realize what I just did
okay you realize what I just did I just told me to give me $25 you have
I just told me to give me $25 you have
I just told me to give me $25 you have no idea how many people without thinking
no idea how many people without thinking
no idea how many people without thinking hand over to tens in a five give me the
hand over to tens in a five give me the
hand over to tens in a five give me the money and I could just walk out the door
money and I could just walk out the door
money and I could just walk out the door I have never done it myself as I’ve
I have never done it myself as I’ve
I have never done it myself as I’ve never done it right but I could have and
never done it right but I could have and
never done it right but I could have and the look on their faces when I say do
the look on their faces when I say do
the look on their faces when I say do you realize what you just did now as I
you realize what you just did now as I
you realize what you just did now as I was doing I just did it for fun all the
was doing I just did it for fun all the
was doing I just did it for fun all the time just as an experiment of
time just as an experiment of
time just as an experiment of observation and I said how many people
observation and I said how many people
observation and I said how many people are really doing this and
are really doing this and
are really doing this and unscientifically I found about a quarter
unscientifically I found about a quarter
unscientifically I found about a quarter of the people actually gave me the money
of the people actually gave me the money
of the people actually gave me the money about half the people will actually go
about half the people will actually go
about half the people will actually go to the drawer take out the money come
to the drawer take out the money come
to the drawer take out the money come over to me either hand it to me or stop
over to me either hand it to me or stop
over to me either hand it to me or stop me right after a just before and
me right after a just before and
me right after a just before and something they don’t know what it is
something they don’t know what it is
something they don’t know what it is right they know there’s something not
right they know there’s something not
right they know there’s something not right there’s something that they’re
right there’s something that they’re
right there’s something that they’re telling you they are still not observant
telling you they are still not observant
telling you they are still not observant they’re not realizing what was just said
they’re not realizing what was just said
they’re not realizing what was just said to me so the well the final 25 percent
to me so the well the final 25 percent
to me so the well the final 25 percent of the people I asked them for to 10:05
of the people I asked them for to 10:05
of the people I asked them for to 10:05 they go yeah really and at which point
they go yeah really and at which point
they go yeah really and at which point we have we have a good laugh there’s a
we have we have a good laugh there’s a
we have we have a good laugh there’s a term we use for this several people use
term we use for this several people use
term we use for this several people use different terms friend of mine calls it
different terms friend of mine calls it
different terms friend of mine calls it selective perception I call it sensory
selective perception I call it sensory
selective perception I call it sensory acuity you are acutely aware of what’s
acuity you are acutely aware of what’s
acuity you are acutely aware of what’s going on because you are observing the
going on because you are observing the
going on because you are observing the world around you so what I want to do
world around you so what I want to do
world around you so what I want to do now is an interactive experiment with
now is an interactive experiment with
now is an interactive experiment with seven people in the audience and I’m
seven people in the audience and I’m
seven people in the audience and I’m going to ask you to write some things on
going to ask you to write some things on
going to ask you to write some things on some cards and through observing you I
some cards and through observing you I
some cards and through observing you I am going to figure out what each of you
am going to figure out what each of you
am going to figure out what each of you wrote on these cards Sherlock Holmes Ian
wrote on these cards Sherlock Holmes Ian
wrote on these cards Sherlock Holmes Ian type experiment I figured out we’re
type experiment I figured out we’re
type experiment I figured out we’re doing this in the UK let’s go for it so
doing this in the UK let’s go for it so
doing this in the UK let’s go for it so I’m going to hand out four cards and
I’m going to hand out four cards and
I’m going to hand out four cards and four sharpies and what I’m going to ask
four sharpies and what I’m going to ask
four sharpies and what I’m going to ask is think about where you grew up now
is think about where you grew up now
is think about where you grew up now where you were born not where you live
where you were born not where you live
where you were born not where you live now but where your formative years were
now but where your formative years were
now but where your formative years were what how we won’t brought up all right
what how we won’t brought up all right
what how we won’t brought up all right if you moved around every two years
if you moved around every two years
if you moved around every two years military family don’t do that one
military family don’t do that one
military family don’t do that one because what I’m going to do is I’m
because what I’m going to do is I’m
because what I’m going to do is I’m going to observe you and I’m going to
going to observe you and I’m going to
going to observe you and I’m going to pick out which of you comfort in which
pick out which of you comfort in which
pick out which of you comfort in which things on which parts so oops would be a
things on which parts so oops would be a
things on which parts so oops would be a good idea if I give you guys the
good idea if I give you guys the
good idea if I give you guys the sharpness wouldn’t it okay
sharpness wouldn’t it okay
sharpness wouldn’t it okay no I don’t want to now I don’t want to
no I don’t want to now I don’t want to
no I don’t want to now I don’t want to see what you’re writing down I want you
see what you’re writing down I want you
see what you’re writing down I want you to write it down big and bold so when I
to write it down big and bold so when I
to write it down big and bold so when I hold up other people can see it but the
hold up other people can see it but the
hold up other people can see it but the turn over as soon as you’re right okay
turn over as soon as you’re right okay
turn over as soon as you’re right okay so I’m not going to look okay write it
so I’m not going to look okay write it
so I’m not going to look okay write it down quickly otherwise we’re just
down quickly otherwise we’re just
down quickly otherwise we’re just standing there right when you turn it
standing there right when you turn it
standing there right when you turn it over okay you’re just turned over all
over okay you’re just turned over all
over okay you’re just turned over all four do sentence I promise I’m not going
four do sentence I promise I’m not going
four do sentence I promise I’m not going to do anything that’s gonna mix them up
to do anything that’s gonna mix them up
to do anything that’s gonna mix them up so I don’t know which one is it
so I don’t know which one is it
so I don’t know which one is it okay you’re gonna turn over okay
hmm now looking at how everyone is
hmm now looking at how everyone is standing looking higher on yourself
standing looking higher on yourself
standing looking higher on yourself looking at the way you’re dressed and on
looking at the way you’re dressed and on
looking at the way you’re dressed and on the chair next
sherburn boys if I gotta pronounce
sherburn boys if I gotta pronounce properly right that’s 50/50 shot looking
properly right that’s 50/50 shot looking
properly right that’s 50/50 shot looking at how you’re holding your hands do me a
at how you’re holding your hands do me a
at how you’re holding your hands do me a favor if you see somebody that you
favor if you see somebody that you
favor if you see somebody that you haven’t seen walked into a part of the
haven’t seen walked into a part of the
haven’t seen walked into a part of the way and you see someone across the room
way and you see someone across the room
way and you see someone across the room they’ve never seen them now this is not
they’ve never seen them now this is not
they’ve never seen them now this is not going to be terribly exciting if I just
going to be terribly exciting if I just
going to be terribly exciting if I just turn over the card and say this is where
turn over the card and say this is where
turn over the card and say this is where you know this is who you are not
you know this is who you are not
you know this is who you are not terribly excited something’s a little
terribly excited something’s a little
terribly excited something’s a little more difficult by looking at you and
more difficult by looking at you and
more difficult by looking at you and I’ve been observing you the whole time
I’ve been observing you the whole time
I’ve been observing you the whole time even though I’ve been wait wait a minute
even though I’ve been wait wait a minute
even though I’ve been wait wait a minute but if you’re if you’re standing in a
but if you’re if you’re standing in a
but if you’re if you’re standing in a conversation with somebody’s small
conversation with somebody’s small
conversation with somebody’s small circle of people you know some people
circle of people you know some people
circle of people you know some people will cross their arms and you put their
will cross their arms and you put their
will cross their arms and you put their hands in their pockets
hands in their pockets
hands in their pockets some people put their hands behind their
some people put their hands behind their
some people put their hands behind their back show me how you might ordinarily
back show me how you might ordinarily
back show me how you might ordinarily stand but if it’s the way you want right
stand but if it’s the way you want right
stand but if it’s the way you want right now just say that I thought perhaps I
now just say that I thought perhaps I
now just say that I thought perhaps I might have made the longest trip here I
might have made the longest trip here I
might have made the longest trip here I think you might if you’re not from here
think you might if you’re not from here
think you might if you’re not from here I know that and I haven’t heard you
I know that and I haven’t heard you
I know that and I haven’t heard you speak and that was one of the things I
speak and that was one of the things I
speak and that was one of the things I wanted to make sure not here anybody
wanted to make sure not here anybody
wanted to make sure not here anybody speak because if I hear a French accent
I’m not true the distance I think I may
I’m not true the distance I think I may have become the furthest but you might
have become the furthest but you might
have become the furthest but you might have been from Moscow so that is how I
have been from Moscow so that is how I
have been from Moscow so that is how I became in observations when we go
became in observations when we go
became in observations when we go through life going through patterns
through life going through patterns
through life going through patterns going through life without thinking of
going through life without thinking of
going through life without thinking of what’s going on giving people money
what’s going on giving people money
what’s going on giving people money without thinking about it we miss more
without thinking about it we miss more
without thinking about it we miss more than we actually see so how can you
than we actually see so how can you
than we actually see so how can you change things how can you become more of
change things how can you become more of
change things how can you become more of an observation break those patterns that
an observation break those patterns that
an observation break those patterns that you’ve been going through how can you
you’ve been going through how can you
you’ve been going through how can you break those patterns simple when we’re
break those patterns simple when we’re
break those patterns simple when we’re done here today take a different route
done here today take a different route
done here today take a different route home just however you were going to go
home just however you were going to go
home just however you were going to go change up go to a restaurant you never
change up go to a restaurant you never
change up go to a restaurant you never went to before put yourself force
went to before put yourself force
went to before put yourself force yourself into a situation where you have
yourself into a situation where you have
yourself into a situation where you have to pay attention otherwise you’re going
to pay attention otherwise you’re going
to pay attention otherwise you’re going to be given 25 pounds to everyone asking
to be given 25 pounds to everyone asking
to be given 25 pounds to everyone asking you to prep to break your 20 not going
you to prep to break your 20 not going
you to prep to break your 20 not going to be terribly good now there’s a
to be terribly good now there’s a
to be terribly good now there’s a concept that everybody’s talking about
concept that everybody’s talking about
concept that everybody’s talking about these days of mindfulness just being
these days of mindfulness just being
these days of mindfulness just being present they often say just showing up
present they often say just showing up
present they often say just showing up is half the battle if you just show up
is half the battle if you just show up
is half the battle if you just show up you’re going to miss all the wonderful
you’re going to miss all the wonderful
you’re going to miss all the wonderful things in the world you need to show up
things in the world you need to show up
things in the world you need to show up and actively be present actively observe
and actively be present actively observe
and actively be present actively observe what’s going on what I want you to walk
what’s going on what I want you to walk
what’s going on what I want you to walk away with today is not to be scared of
away with today is not to be scared of
away with today is not to be scared of the world nuts scam artists that are
the world nuts scam artists that are
the world nuts scam artists that are going to try and you know take your
going to try and you know take your
going to try and you know take your money not to be afraid of things but
money not to be afraid of things but
money not to be afraid of things but rather with an enhanced view of the
rather with an enhanced view of the
rather with an enhanced view of the world my gift to you today is sensory
world my gift to you today is sensory
world my gift to you today is sensory acuity you’re going to remember that
acuity you’re going to remember that
acuity you’re going to remember that term you’re going to look around and
term you’re going to look around and
term you’re going to look around and you’re gonna say I’m gonna stop that I’m
you’re gonna say I’m gonna stop that I’m
you’re gonna say I’m gonna stop that I’m going to look at those things and I’m
going to look at those things and I’m
going to look at those things and I’m going to really be aware of what’s going
going to really be aware of what’s going
going to really be aware of what’s going on around me what’s being asked of me
on around me what’s being asked of me
on around me what’s being asked of me with that enhanced view of the world
with that enhanced view of the world
with that enhanced view of the world you’re going to accomplish more you’re
you’re going to accomplish more you’re
you’re going to accomplish more you’re going to enjoy more and by and through
going to enjoy more and by and through
going to enjoy more and by and through observation you’re going to be a much
observation you’re going to be a much
observation you’re going to be a much more effective
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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