Tags: Back to the Future; Perceptual Skew; Exposure; Experience and Expertise
Does the halo of emotion affect perception and taint our reflective powers? If yes, then accounting for how we feel and why in reflective practice is significantly important.
How we feel in the moment as a situation unfolds might well create a perceptual filter that corrupts what we have experienced and importantly, how we then remember or recall that event in the future (see link for experiencing self). These filters (see link for the tunnel of perceptual skew), can create a significant mood, tone or melody to our memory of the events that may overtime become edited (or even corrupted) so that what we recall, isn’t the full picture, lacks accuracy, detail, context and can become an association between a photo in our minds and at times, quite strong emotions.
Reflection might well be a key characteristic of true expertise (see link for exposure, experience and expertise) but the skills associated with deep and meaningful reflection require purposeful practice through different techniques. Having thought about cognitive filters, biases and emotional coherence, it got me wondering whether when we reflect, should we apportion time to consider our mood prior to the event, how we felt during it and why, and what drove our behavior and actions.
Perhaps reflecting on the outcome and both our actions and emotional impact points could lead to better awareness and much deeper insights on our own personal behavior.
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