We Tend to Miss What We're Not Looking For

Today I would like to share a quote with you that I wrote down a while ago, which is: “We tend to miss what we are not looking for."

Personally I really like this quote and also I find the opposite also to be very true. We tend to see what we ARE looking for.

I notice this for instance when I think about buying a specific gadget or type of shoe. Suddenly I see it everywhere. It’s like everybody was thinking the same thing.

Another example is when we hear some bad stories about someone, we’re likely interpret their actions in a negative way. While actually they have good intentions.

We’ll be looking for things that reinforce our negative view. This means we’ll miss the good things and that is a shame. It feels much nicer to look at things in a positive way :-)

My takeaway is that although it is not always easy, it’s our own responsibility to see the good things about someone or about life in general and it is not their job to show us.

So, be aware of what you are looking for, because that is exactly what you’ll get and you’ll miss out on what you didn’t look for :-)

Cheers!

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