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You only see what your mind wants you to see, and this exerts a profound influence on your behaviour
TAKE a look around you. Whatever you see – be it an office, your living room, a crowded train carriage – you might well think you're getting the whole picture. Yet the mind has a strange way of filtering the information hitting your retina, hiding even what's in plain sight.
The most shocking events can easily pass under your mental radar without you as much as raising an eyebrow. But just because you don't see them doesn't mean they don't affect your behaviour. These small unnoticed cues can direct your future actions and set you on a course you have no idea you ...
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