You can tell people just like I have you to focus their attention choose a target

Imagine there's a spotlight shining just on it. Don't pay much attention to what's in your periphery almost as if you have like blinders on

Right, so don't pay attention to those distractors and when we talk people that narrowed style of attention

They moved 23% faster in this course that we had set up from the start line to the finish line

It was always exactly the same distance and they said it hurt 17% less

We are capable of changing our eyes that can change our psychology that can change our performance

Why not embrace this and use it as a source of power and control and opportunity

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My guest today is Dr. Emily Belchettis

PhD professor of psychology at New York University Dr. Belchettis specializes in how our perception of the world influences our persistence and motivation

The perception gap is the difference between what we see and what is

And understanding this gap not only explains why we sometimes have trouble getting started or finishing

But how we can use it to our advantage

This episode is about achievement and getting better results

It's about how our perception and where we focus changes not only our motivation to work toward our goals

But how hard we work and the pain or pleasure we experience as we work

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