A lesson on looking | Amy Herman

Are you looking closely? Visual educator Amy Herman explains how to use art to enhance your powers of perception and find connections where they may not be apparent. Learn the techniques Herman uses to train Navy SEALs, doctors and crime scene investigators to convert observable details into actionable knowledge with this insightful talk.

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47 Comments on A lesson on looking | Amy Herman

  1. Sometimes we can create distorted expressions. Not everything we are seeing ,. We observe through the eyes but we think that it depends on the mind of the person who is looking ,.

    • It’s not a lie but it’s not reality either. It’s our interpretation of reality. Our brain turns what it sees into symbols according to our experience heavily influenced by your society and our language. Seeing like an artist requires looking beyond the symbols to arrive closer to what is really there.

  2. I don’t know how to feel about this ted talk. Maybe it’s just the way she presents it or I didn’t get it. I mean I like art and I try to look everywhere and sometimes you can see weird stuff like pineapples in the middle of the street or single shoes…

    • lol, so fkin true. Would also be useful in job interviews and just allround small talk and flirting – I think, I lack this skill, so I don’t really know, but it seems very useful.

    • btw, reading your comment before hand sincerely saved my a lot of frustration – it allowed my to look at it the way I look at comedians, not serious lectures.
      So thanks!

  3. I didnt like her talk. She sounded smug while stating obvious banalities. Is this her daily job ? I cant really see what she has to bring to others.

    • I think that might be in part due to it all being artwork… I would’ve liked some real world examples. This talk was really just one message that could’ve been said in a under a minute. She did the talk well but the message she had to convey wasn’t much.

    • I myself was wondering: How does she get *paid* for this?! How is this a *job*?! I guess she saw something that wasn’t there and put it there!

  4. I found her unnerving for an unknown reason. I think it’s her intense gaze, coupled with a really not genuine smile at the start.
    Also, her voice isn’t captivating.

  5. For everyone what her point is, I think her point is that there’s more information in what we look at then just what we see, and once you start looking for that extra information, you find out how much you were missing out on.

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