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Mind Hacks
By Tom Stafford, Matt Webb
November 2004
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Blind to Change
We don't memorize every detail of a visual scene. Instead, we use the world as its own best representation—continually revisiting any bits we want to think about. This saves the brain time and resources, but can make us blind to changes
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