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Name: Clearer, Closer, Better
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Author: Emily Balcetis

Emily Balcetis

How Successful People See the World

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What’s in it for me? Harness the power of your eyes to confront challenges and achieve your goals.

We live our lives as if we see the world as it really is, but our eyes never tell the whole story. They form an imperfect impression, and our minds fill in all the missing pieces – often incorrectly. We’re usually not even aware of our perceptual errors, and this leads to errors in our decision-making.

Here’s the good news: this gap between visual perception and reality is actually quite powerful. If we understand how our eyes play tricks on us, we can reframe our perception and quite literally look at our obstacles differently, in ways that set us up for success.

High achievers often have this ability to have their eyes work in tandem with their brains, and these blinks share their perceptual habits. Discover how to take advantage of the gap between perception and reality, and to look at the world in creative and more effective ways.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

the four visualization strategies most successful people have in their perceptual toolbox;
the connection between perception and motivation; and
the importance of normalizing failure.

Narrowing the focus of your visual attention helps you reach your goals more effectively.

Running a marathon is no easy feat. Winning one is something very few individuals achieve. In 1984, Joan Benoit Samuelson became the first-ever female Olympic marathon champion. What helped her win? It wasn't so much about having the right shoes or eating the right breakfast. She attributes her success to maintaining a narrow focus.

When Samuelson runs, she doesn’t dwell on the 26.2 miles ahead of her. She instead scans the runners ahead of her, picks one, then passes. And once she leaves that runner behind, she picks another runner to pass, and so on. By setting small, manageable goals, the Olympic gold became hers.

The key message here is: Narrowing the focus of your visual attention helps you reach your goals more effectively.

The first key visualization strategy, adopting a narrow focus, can help you improve the quality of not only physical exercise, but any long-term goal you set for yourself.

In one experiment, the author and her research team studied gym goers’ perceptions about exercise, and found that how they looked at their surroundings produced significant results.

The team added weighted cuffs to the gym goers’ ankles, which increased their body weight by 15 percent, and asked them to walk as quickly as possible to a finish line. One group was told to keep their eyes on the finish line and to avoid looking around. A second group was told to look around as they would normally. The group that focused solely on the finish line estimated that it was 30 percent closer than the other group. They also used 17 percent less effort in walking to the finish line and got there 23 percent quicker.

The benefits of a narrow focus translate into other aspects of life, such as financial planning. Take, for example, retirement savings. An experiment conducted by social psychologist Hal Hershfield suggests that visualizing your life as a retiree motivates you to start saving money for retirement at an earlier age. He found a way to introduce young people to their future selves. How? He took photos of people in his community and edited them into aged versions of themselves. Those faced with a visualization of themselves in 45 years’ time planned to set aside 6.2 percent of their current salary for retirement. In contrast, those who saw photos of their current selves set aside only 4.4 percent.

Keeping your eyes on the prize is integral to achieving your goals – but this is just one visualization strategy that successful people implement.

Materialize the goals you want to achieve.

Imagine setting off on your summer holiday. Would you leave without making sure that you’d secured your visa as well as booked your flights and accommodation? Certainly not. Similarly, preparation is key when you set out on a journey to achieve a significant goal.

The key message here is: Materialize the goals you want to achieve.

Keeping yourself accountable to your efforts ensures a greater likelihood of reaching your goals.

Ever heard the motto “No pain, no gain?” It became famous in the early 1980s when Jane Fonda, the actress-turned-fitness guru, encouraged her followers to keep working through the aches that come with exercising. Good results require effort. But how do you know that you’re putting in the required amount of effort?

The key message here is: Keeping yourself accountable to your efforts ensures a greater likelihood of reaching your goals.

Knowing where to direct your attention can help keep you focused on your goal.

Ever walked out of a supermarket with unhealthy treats you hadn’t intended to buy? You’re not alone! Supermarkets deliberately stack chocolate bars and other temptations at easily visible points at the check-out. That’s because what falls within your line of sight is what you often deem as most important.

The key message here is: Knowing where to direct your attention can help keep you focused on your goal.

Learn to read the emotional expressions of others accurately, even when the message may not be wholly positive.

Would you agree that those having a positive view of themselves accomplish more than those who see themselves negatively? That is quite a common perception.

In fact, in a study of over 400 people in the United States, 95 percent of participants held that opinion. But according to scientists, that view is wrong. Think about it. Does having a positive regard for yourself improve the quality of your work? No! Similarly, promoting high self-esteem in children does not lead to better grades in school.

Broadening your focus helps you make decisions that better align with your long-term objectives.

You may have heard the motto, YOLO – you only live once. It became popular among young people after the Canadian rapper Drake used it in his 2011 album, Take Care. That phrase urges a person to live in the moment and throw all caution to the wind. But is that really the best course when working towards a significant goal?

The key message here is: Broadening your focus helps you make decisions that better align with your long-term objectives.

A broad focus helps you know when to let go of accomplishing a goal you had set your heart on.

What was your dream job while growing up? Did you have to give it up? It may have been initially disappointing, but knowing when to move on opens you up to more achievable and realistic goals. The truth is, success does not have to look like what you imagined at the outset.

The key message here is: A broad focus helps you know when to let go of accomplishing a goal you had set your heart on.

A broad focus can reduce the appeal of multitasking.

Multitasking is in high demand. In the first month of 2019 alone, Monster.com, the global leader in online recruiting, posted more than 300,000 job descriptions that sought someone who could effectively multitask. But actually, evidence shows that multitasking is damaging to your long-term goals and impairs your judgment.

The key message here is: A broad focus can reduce the appeal of multitasking.

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Clearer, Closer, Better (2020) teaches us to view the world through the lens of high achievers. Drawing on vision science, motivational psychology, and case studies from all kinds of successful people, author Emily Balcetis shows us how to reframe our perceptions in order to overcome challenges and meet our goals.

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Knowing what you dont know is more useful than being brilliant. Charlie Munger, American investor and businessman.

—Emily Balcetis

Wer Clearer, Closer, Better lesen sollte

Anyone with their sights set on a goal
Those who can’t see the forest for the trees
Anyone curious about new ways of looking at the world

Über den Autor

Emily Balcetis, PhD, is a social psychologist and an associate professor at New York University. She’s authored more than 70 scientific publications and received numerous awards for her work.

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