The Art of Perception: How to See and Say What Really Matters

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, How To, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What if success was less about mastery and more about sight?

Simple truth: Most of us don’t see what is right in front of us.

Instead, we see mental models and imprints of what things “should” look like or what we’ve been told to see. And, we miss what's actually happening, along with all the critical details.

As entrepreneurs or professionals, it’s extremely difficult to become extraordinary at anything, to serve on the deepest level or build businesses, careers and lives that are tapped into their potential until we first understand how to see what’s in front of us.

Today’s guest, Amy Herman, can help. A former lawyer with a dual education in art, she saw how a pervasive inability to both see truth and details and then share them in a clear way was limiting the work of so many people. So, she developed The Art of Perception, a program to teach (non-artist) professionals strengthen their perception skills using classic works of art in a museum setting.

The impact has been astonishing. She now works with everyone from the NYPD FBI to the Department of Defense, doctors and med students, as well as leaders in the fields of education, finance, and policy. Amy’s new book, Visual Intelligence, describes her process and her work.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

The impetus behind the launch of Amy’s programs.
The experience of The Art of Perception and what people can expect when they go through the program.
The four As of Amy’s program and how they help professionals become better at their jobs.
The importance of taking a step back and making sure you have enough information if you choose to rely on a bias.
Why eyewitness testimonies are not a reliable source of information.
Amy’s tip for getting the complete picture of a situation at hand.
Why Amy prohibits certain words in her classes.
The importance of self-perception and why it’s critical to self-development.
Why Amy is unhappy with the state of the formal art education and what she suggests to those majoring in art.

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0:00.0	So imagine stepping out of your day to day life and just dropping yourself into a gorgeous
0:07.0	130 acre natural playground for three and a half days of learning, laughing and moving your
0:13.4	body and calming your brain and just reconnecting with people who see the world the same way
0:18.5	that you do and just accept you as you are.
0:21.8	So that's what we've actually created with our camp GLP experience.
0:25.7	We've brought together this line of inspiring teachers from art to entrepreneurship and writing
0:31.5	to meditation, pretty much everything in between.
0:34.0	And it's this beautiful way to fill your noggin with ideas to live and work better and
0:39.8	to fill your heart and with this rare opportunity to create the type of friendships and stories
0:44.8	you thought you pretty much left behind decades ago.
0:47.6	And it's all happening at the end of August, just 90 minutes from New York City.
0:52.8	And more than half actually well more than half the spots are already gone at this point.
0:56.7	So be sure to grab your spot quickly because our final $100 early bird discount ends June
1:02.9	15th, 2016.
1:04.8	After that it goes up to full price.
1:07.0	So you can learn more at goodlifeproject.com slash camp or just click the link in the
1:13.1	show notes now.
1:15.7	There is a chasm between what we observe and what we say and what we type and what we text.
1:22.2	And it gets lost from our eyes to our mouth to our fingers.
1:25.2	Because what I hear people saying and what I read that people are writing is not what
1:29.8	they mean.
1:33.7	This funny, I've often wondered why we don't have courses or programs.
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