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I have what I can best describe as "tunnel" observance. On a large scale I am fairly un-observant (it can take me weeks to notice, say, a new shop on the high
by ErrantX 17y ago
I have what I can best describe as "tunnel" observance.
On a large scale I am fairly un-observant (it can take me weeks to notice, say, a new shop on the high street even if I walk past it daily).
However for minutiae I am a great observer. I can usually describe things in very great detail.
People are a great example: if you asked me (after walking past them) what someone was wearing I might struggle. But I would be able to clearly describe facial characteristics, hair style, eye colour, gait etc. in great detail.
I'm a bit of an introvert but I cant remember what I score on the Myers-Briggs.
- matt1 17y agoThat's strange -- would you rather it be vice versa or do you like being able to notice the minutiae?
- ErrantX 17y agoI don't mind it too much actually :) partly because it throws people... I think it is part of a wider skill set I have; that of retaining detailed information over time. I have great recall, for example, of minutiae that happened a long while back (the limit is probably 5 years at the moment - but it also seems to expand slowly). Not for everything but I recall a lot larger amount of detail comparative to what I see others remember (this is all subjective so I might be over egging the skill). Anyway the point is that can be quite useful :)