Clueless
There is a skill we all own but too rarely use – Sensory Acuity.
Pure and simple, it’s the ability to sense what’s going on around you.
Too often we are so focused on us that we miss what’s going on with them. That’s a lack of sensory acuity.
Think of the guy telling off-color jokes in the break room at work. He mindlessly misses that some people within earshot are recoiling at his stand-up routine.
I’m sure we’re all guilty of saying or doing something stupid or inappropriate, but not noticing the response to what we’re offering puts us deeper into a blind hole.
People will consistently advertise what’s important to them, but if we fail to see, hear, feel, taste or smell anything but our own aroma, we give off the scent of indifference and their needs go unmet by us.
Here’s a mindset to try on for a few days to find out how it feels: Focus on someone other than yourself and find out what’s important to them. This will get you out of your head, and open you up to the world of others instead.
It’s in this new world that you will grow. You already know what it’s like to live on your planet, so take the time to visit theirs and see how much more worldly you become.
Sensory acuity training starts by noticing that there is someone other than you. Besides broadening your horizons, there is a side benefit of sensory acuity training to you; it will keep others from telling you to “Get a clue!”
All the best,
John
Be Sociable, Share!