How Does The art of cognitive blindspots | Kyle Eschen | TEDxVienna Work?

The art of cognitive blindspots is about how our brains can miss things we’re looking right at, just like a kid might not see a toy hidden under a blanket.

Imagine you're playing hide-and-seek, and your friend hides behind a big couch. You look all around the room, but you don’t see them because they’re right there, behind the couch. That’s kind of what cognitive blindspots are, things we miss even though they're right in front of us.

Cognitive blindspots happen when our brain uses shortcuts to help us make sense of the world quickly, but those shortcuts can also trick us into missing important details.

Think about a puzzle you’ve seen before. You look at it, and your brain says, “I know this one!” So you skip over the pieces without really looking, just like when you read a word you already know, and you don’t notice that one letter is different.

But sometimes, those shortcuts can cause problems, like when you're trying to solve something new, but your brain keeps telling you it’s familiar, even though it's not. That’s why learning about cognitive blindspots helps us see things more clearly, just like peeking under the couch in hide-and-seek!