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The art of misdirection | Apollo Robbins | TED

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When you hear the title “The art of misdirection,” what do you think the video will be about?
What situations in daily life involve “misdirection” (for example, magic tricks, advertising, or social media)?
What do you think a TED talk might teach you about attention and human behavior?

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1. According to the speaker, why is it hard to notice some things that are right in front of us?

2. What does the speaker say every phone has in common?

3. In the speaker’s simple model, attention is like what?

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1. What object does the speaker use as the main “task” for the volunteer to focus on?

2. Where does the speaker say the poker chip is while the volunteer is focused on his hand?

3. What does the speaker say the trick is “more about”?

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1. What does the speaker say attention does to your reality?

2. What final question does the speaker ask the audience?

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1. What is the main idea of “misdirection” in this talk?

2. Why does the speaker ask people questions about things they just saw (like a phone or clothing)?

3. What strategy does the speaker suggest is effective for controlling attention?

Turning the lights off so people can’t see
Speaking as quickly as possible
Making people focus internally (like remembering something) while new things happen
Only moving objects to the side

Discuss the ideas from this video

The art of misdirection | Apollo Robbins | TED

The speaker says some of the hardest things to see are the things you look at every day. Do you agree? Give an example from your life.
Have you ever been distracted and missed something important? What happened, and why were you distracted?
The speaker describes attention as a “limited resource.” What things in modern life compete for your attention most?
If you could control somebody’s attention, what would you do with it? What would be ethical and what would be unethical?