In Lex Fridman's interview with former CIA spy Andrew Bustamante: https://youtu.be/T3FC7qIAGZk?t=12627 he mentions the difference between perception and perspective and the results of gaining perspective into other people's thoughts. The video url redirects to that particular moment in the discussion.<p>The thing is he doesn't talk about how to learn that skill. Is there any way? Books maybe to get started?
He describes exactly how to do it. Have you tried listening to the clip and taking notes?<p>====<p>Maybe an example might help: Consider Kendo; it has the concept of "3 killings" <a href="https://kenshijournal.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/san-sappou/" rel="nofollow">https://kenshijournal.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/san-sappou/</a> .<p>In order, the 3 are:<p><pre><code> - kill the sword
- kill the technique
- kill the spirit
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"Kill the sword" only requires perception. You see where your opponent's sword is, and block it to defend or strike it to open a line of attack.<p>"Kill the technique" can use either perception or perspective. It's like skating to where the puck is going to be, not chasing the puck: you see the beginning movements of a particular technique, and you how it is going to unfold so you can be well prepared to intervene farther on in its development.<p>"Kill the spirit" requires perspective. You use perspective to figure out what your opponent would like to do, and so instead of seeing the beginning movements of a technique, you will see what their plan is, and guess how (and via which technique) it will proceed.<p><pre><code> you O <-perception-- --perspective-> O opponent
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Does that make any sense?<p>(Personally, I believe we only have consciousness because perspective is so useful: we have been evolved to model others via a theory of mind, and our sensation of consciousness is just the side-effect from applying that theory of mind to model ourselves)<p>A final word: note that just as shifting perception to perspective involves "turning the arrows around", by turning the "kill" around to "aid", we turn a duel into a dance, strife into teamwork. <i>Exercise: rewrite the 3 killings above into 3 aidings.</i>