Feb 22, 2008 12:16
I don't look at a lot of things. I was sitting a moment ago and was putting my iPod into my pocket. As I did, it lit up the inside for a moment, something I think I've seen only a couple times in my life. My understanding of enclosed spaces is almost entirely related to touch (have you ever put a bag of chips up to your face so that you can see all around inside it? It's cool.). The same goes for the undersides or tops of things, they're just enough out of my normal eyesight that I don't usually bother. There are other things I don't pay attention to. A lot of the time I don't pay attention to the particulars of a quick movement (because it's so difficult to see). Also, I tend to focus more on the words a person says than their facial expressions or clothing. I usually briefly get an impression of a person and then tune out most of what I see afterwards. Part of this may be because it's a bit awkward to stare at someone, especially their body. I've tried focusing intently on the visuals of a person recently. One thing I've noticed is that as I pay attention to the positioning of someone's body, how they're moving their arms or head or how they're sitting, that I'm able to imagine myself posturing or moving in that fashion, it gives me a sort of empathy for their physical state that I usually don't have when I'm focusing only on their words.