In Daniels H. Pink’s book, To Sell is Human, there is an observation game at the very end of chapter 4 that I wanted to test out. It is called mirror, mirror and it is supposed to reveal how observant you are to minor details. The rules are this:<\/p>\n
1. Find a partner and stand face to face with that person for 30 seconds
\n2. Then turn around so that you’re both back to back with your partner
\n3. Once turned around, each person change one aspect of his or her appearance- wait 60 secs
\n4. Turn back around and see if you or your partner can tell what has changed
\n5. Repeat this twice more with the same person, each time altering something new about your appearance<\/p>\n
I made a few adjustments after the first rounds figuring out that I make a lot of noise doing absolutely anything. To up the pressure we looked at each other for minute, went to different rooms and had a minute to alter our appearance, then rejoined and had another minute to make one guess and one guess only. I grabbed a multiple friends from my hall to work through this test and these are the results.<\/p>\n
Jaime, first round- added silver neckless
\nKatie, first round- rolled up jeans
\nRESULTS: Both went unnoticed, we focused on the face
\nJaime, second round- changed earrings from silver hoops to gold hoops
\nKatie, second round- pulled my hair half up with a clip
\nRESULTS: I noticed hers and she did not notice my change
\nJaime, third round- removed eye-makeup
\nKatie, third round- changed shoes
\nRESULTS: we both noticed the changes<\/p>\n
Erin, first round-put on lipstick
\nKatie, first round- added a bracelet
\nRESULTS: both noticed the changes
\nErin, second round- added a small scarf
\nKatie Second round- painted nails alarmingly fast
\nRESULTS: both noticed the changes
\nErin, third round- took off belt
\nKatie, third round- tucked in shirt
\nRESULTS: neither of noticed the changes<\/p>\n
I found that it was easier to notice changes around the face area more. When we were observing each other almost half of our time was on the face alone. This experiment definitely changes the way I will interact with certain people in the future. Being extra vigilant can help notice small changes and noticing those details can impress people. It shows that you are observant and it can act as a great conversation starter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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