Read Mind Hacks™: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain Online
Authors: Tom Stafford,Matt Webb
Tags: #COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction
5. Integrating: Hacks 53–6153. Put Timing Information into Sound and Location Information into LightIn ActionVision dominates for localizationAudition dominates for timingHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also54. Don’t Divide Attention Across LocationsIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeHacking the HackEnd Notes55. Confuse Color Identification with Mixed SignalsIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also56. Don’t Go ThereIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also57. Combine Modalities to Increase IntensityIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes58. Watch Yourself to Feel MoreIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes59. Hear with Your Eyes: The McGurk EffectIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also60. Pay Attention to Thrown VoicesIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Note61. Talk to YourselfIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
53. Put Timing Information into Sound and Location Information into LightIn ActionVision dominates for localizationAudition dominates for timingHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
In ActionVision dominates for localizationAudition dominates for timing
Vision dominates for localization
Audition dominates for timing
How It Works
End Notes
See Also
54. Don’t Divide Attention Across LocationsIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeHacking the HackEnd Notes
In Action
In Real Life
Hacking the Hack
55. Confuse Color Identification with Mixed SignalsIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
56. Don’t Go ThereIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
57. Combine Modalities to Increase IntensityIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
58. Watch Yourself to Feel MoreIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
59. Hear with Your Eyes: The McGurk EffectIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
60. Pay Attention to Thrown VoicesIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Note
End Note
61. Talk to YourselfIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
6. Moving: Hacks 62–6962. The Broken Escalator Phenomenon: When Autopilot Takes OverIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes63. Keep Hold of YourselfIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes64. Mold Your Body SchemaIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also65. Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?Tickle PredictingIn actionHow it worksForce PredictionIn actionHow it worksEnd NotesSee Also66. Trick Half Your MindIn ActionPart 1Part 2Part 3How It WorksEnd Notes67. Objects Ask to Be UsedIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes68. Test Your HandednessIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also69. Use Your Right Brain — and Your Left, TooIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
62. The Broken Escalator Phenomenon: When Autopilot Takes OverIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
63. Keep Hold of YourselfIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
64. Mold Your Body SchemaIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
65. Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?Tickle PredictingIn actionHow it worksForce PredictionIn actionHow it worksEnd NotesSee Also
Tickle PredictingIn actionHow it works
In action
How it works
Force PredictionIn actionHow it works
66. Trick Half Your MindIn ActionPart 1Part 2Part 3How It WorksEnd Notes
In ActionPart 1Part 2Part 3
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
67. Objects Ask to Be UsedIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
68. Test Your HandednessIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
69. Use Your Right Brain — and Your Left, TooIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
7. Reasoning: Hacks 70–7470. Use Numbers CarefullyIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes71. Think About Frequencies Rather than ProbabilitiesIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also72. Detect CheatersIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes73. Fool Others into Feeling BetterIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NoteSee Also74. Maintain the Status QuoIn ActionVersion 1Version 2How It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
70. Use Numbers CarefullyIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
71. Think About Frequencies Rather than ProbabilitiesIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
72. Detect CheatersIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
73. Fool Others into Feeling BetterIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NoteSee Also
74. Maintain the Status QuoIn ActionVersion 1Version 2How It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
In ActionVersion 1Version 2
Version 1
Version 2
8. Togetherness: Hacks 75–8075. Grasp the GestaltIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also76. To Be Noticed, Synchronize in TimeIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes77. See a Person in Moving LightsIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes78. Make Things Come AliveIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes79. Make Events Understandable as Cause and EffectIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also80. Act Without Knowing ItIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
75. Grasp the GestaltIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
76. To Be Noticed, Synchronize in TimeIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
77. See a Person in Moving LightsIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
78. Make Things Come AliveIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
79. Make Events Understandable as Cause and EffectIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesSee Also
80. Act Without Knowing ItIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
9. Remembering: Hacks 81–9281. Bring Stuff to the Front of Your MindIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes82. Subliminal Messages Are Weak and SimpleIn ActionIn Real LifeHow It WorksEnd Notes83. Fake FamiliarityIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NoteSee Also84. Keep Your Sources Straight (if You Can)In ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes85. Create False MemoriesIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also86. Change Context to Build Robust MemoriesIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NoteSee Also87. Boost Memory Using ContextIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes88. Think Yourself StrongIn ActionHow It WorksThree Kinds of Motor ControlIn Real LifeEnd Notes89. Navigate Your Way Through MemoryIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes90. Have an Out-of-Body ExperienceIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes91. Enter the Twilight Zone: The Hypnagogic StateIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also92. Make the Caffeine Habit Taste GoodIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesFake Familiarity word game part 2
81. Bring Stuff to the Front of Your MindIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
82. Subliminal Messages Are Weak and SimpleIn ActionIn Real LifeHow It WorksEnd Notes
83. Fake FamiliarityIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NoteSee Also
84. Keep Your Sources Straight (if You Can)In ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
85. Create False MemoriesIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
86. Change Context to Build Robust MemoriesIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NoteSee Also
87. Boost Memory Using ContextIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
88. Think Yourself StrongIn ActionHow It WorksThree Kinds of Motor ControlIn Real LifeEnd Notes
Three Kinds of Motor Control
89. Navigate Your Way Through MemoryIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
90. Have an Out-of-Body ExperienceIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
91. Enter the Twilight Zone: The Hypnagogic StateIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
92. Make the Caffeine Habit Taste GoodIn ActionHow It WorksEnd NotesFake Familiarity word game part 2
End NotesFake Familiarity word game part 2
Fake Familiarity word game part 2
10. Other People: Hacks 93–10093. Understand What Makes Faces SpecialIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes94. Signal EmotionIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also95. Make Yourself HappyIn ActionHow It WorksMimicryResulting emotionIn Real LifeSee Also96. Reminisce Hot and ColdIn ActionTale 1Tale 2How It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also97. Look Where I’m LookingIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes98. Monkey See, Monkey DoIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes99. Spread a Bad Mood AroundIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes100. You Are What You ThinkIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
93. Understand What Makes Faces SpecialIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
94. Signal EmotionIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
95. Make Yourself HappyIn ActionHow It WorksMimicryResulting emotionIn Real LifeSee Also
How It WorksMimicryResulting emotion
Mimicry
Resulting emotion
96. Reminisce Hot and ColdIn ActionTale 1Tale 2How It WorksIn Real LifeEnd NotesSee Also
In ActionTale 1Tale 2
Tale 1
Tale 2
97. Look Where I’m LookingIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
98. Monkey See, Monkey DoIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
99. Spread a Bad Mood AroundIn ActionHow It WorksIn Real LifeEnd Notes
100. You Are What You ThinkIn ActionHow It WorksEnd Notes
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