how many words do you think you read in a single day 500 maybe a thousands it’s
a single day 500 maybe a thousands it’s
a single day 500 maybe a thousands it’s gonna vary wildly depending on who you
gonna vary wildly depending on who you
gonna vary wildly depending on who you are and what you do but by most
are and what you do but by most
are and what you do but by most estimates it’s several thousands a day
estimates it’s several thousands a day
estimates it’s several thousands a day now how many words do you think a
now how many words do you think a
now how many words do you think a typical person knows we estimate that
typical person knows we estimate that
typical person knows we estimate that people know about fifteen to fifty
people know about fifteen to fifty
people know about fifteen to fifty thousand words and what’s remarkable is
thousand words and what’s remarkable is
thousand words and what’s remarkable is how quickly and automatically you
how quickly and automatically you
how quickly and automatically you recognize those so what we’re going to
recognize those so what we’re going to
recognize those so what we’re going to illustrate for you is a game that shows
illustrate for you is a game that shows
illustrate for you is a game that shows when we present words you can decode
when we present words you can decode
when we present words you can decode them reliably even under very unusual
them reliably even under very unusual
them reliably even under very unusual configuration using an interesting brain
configuration using an interesting brain
configuration using an interesting brain trick okay pay attention take a look at
trick okay pay attention take a look at
trick okay pay attention take a look at the sentence can you understand what it
the sentence can you understand what it
the sentence can you understand what it says I know it looks a little funky but
says I know it looks a little funky but
says I know it looks a little funky but and see if you can decode it as if
and see if you can decode it as if
and see if you can decode it as if you’re like most people you can make
you’re like most people you can make
you’re like most people you can make sense of it even though it’s some kind
sense of it even though it’s some kind
sense of it even though it’s some kind of a weird arrangement okay here are the
of a weird arrangement okay here are the
of a weird arrangement okay here are the sentences in the typical configuration
sentences in the typical configuration
sentences in the typical configuration so now you can see I couldn’t believe
so now you can see I couldn’t believe
so now you can see I couldn’t believe that I could actually understand what I
that I could actually understand what I
that I could actually understand what I was reading pretty straightforward right
was reading pretty straightforward right
was reading pretty straightforward right so that was actually pretty easy now
so that was actually pretty easy now
so that was actually pretty easy now let’s try something that’s a little bit
let’s try something that’s a little bit
let’s try something that’s a little bit more difficult but you have to really
more difficult but you have to really
more difficult but you have to really pay attention and read carefully because
pay attention and read carefully because
pay attention and read carefully because here the trick is actually embedded in
here the trick is actually embedded in
here the trick is actually embedded in the text and in the reading so pay close
the text and in the reading so pay close
the text and in the reading so pay close attention I’ll give you about 10 seconds
attention I’ll give you about 10 seconds
attention I’ll give you about 10 seconds to read the next paragraph
so were you able to understand
so were you able to understand everything in that paragraph I think
everything in that paragraph I think
everything in that paragraph I think probably yes but let’s see it in its
probably yes but let’s see it in its
probably yes but let’s see it in its original arrangement so the trick was
original arrangement so the trick was
original arrangement so the trick was hidden in plain sight just as I promised
hidden in plain sight just as I promised
hidden in plain sight just as I promised as long as the first and the last
as long as the first and the last
as long as the first and the last letters are actually in their original
letters are actually in their original
letters are actually in their original position your brain is able to rearrange
position your brain is able to rearrange
position your brain is able to rearrange the local information and allows you to
the local information and allows you to
the local information and allows you to decode the written words almost
decode the written words almost
decode the written words almost automatically in effortless there’s
automatically in effortless there’s
automatically in effortless there’s really two things going on in your brain
really two things going on in your brain
really two things going on in your brain when you’re reading even a jumbled
when you’re reading even a jumbled
when you’re reading even a jumbled paragraph one is that you use the
paragraph one is that you use the
paragraph one is that you use the context information the grammatical
context information the grammatical
context information the grammatical information the meaning information to
information the meaning information to
information the meaning information to predict what’s going on what allows you
predict what’s going on what allows you
predict what’s going on what allows you to decode even jumbled information is
to decode even jumbled information is
to decode even jumbled information is the fact that you can decode single
the fact that you can decode single
the fact that you can decode single items and their local neighborhood now
items and their local neighborhood now
items and their local neighborhood now you can actually play this cool game at
you can actually play this cool game at
you can actually play this cool game at home with friends and family they might
home with friends and family they might
home with friends and family they might become your ex friends and family by
become your ex friends and family by
become your ex friends and family by just writing out a sentence or a
just writing out a sentence or a
just writing out a sentence or a paragraph and then playing with it and
paragraph and then playing with it and
paragraph and then playing with it and just follow the same rule keep the first
just follow the same rule keep the first
just follow the same rule keep the first and last letter the same and see if you
and last letter the same and see if you
and last letter the same and see if you can still read it son move stuff around
can still read it son move stuff around
can still read it son move stuff around here and voila we followed the same rule
here and voila we followed the same rule
here and voila we followed the same rule first and last letter the same the whole
first and last letter the same the whole
first and last letter the same the whole thing looks crazy but you can decode it
thing looks crazy but you can decode it
thing looks crazy but you can decode it just fine isn’t that a cool trick
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