Blink

Street art around the corner from my house, on De Clerqstraat.
Drawings by Antiorde and Prose by Laser 3.14

“We need to look at the subtle, the hidden, and the unspoken.”
― Malcolm Gladwell

We are all capable of making GOOD decisions in a split second. First impressions count.

I had forgotten about this little lesson. It was so important to me when I first moved here, and somewhere along the line I shelved it somewhere.

The skill of assessing in the moment comes from the beautiful and enigmatic computer which is the mind, flipping through a database of a gabillion experiences and memories that the body has stored as a reference point.

Sometimes the signs aren't even that cryptic, they are visibly out there (or out there in touch, smell, sound or taste.) Society has assigned certain values to semiotic symbols, (hence the creation of stereotypes) which speak volumes at a glance.

In the end, how you feel about a situation, scenario or person and the energy or vibe you are getting from it comes from a process that has already happened internally before you've even had a chance to understand the logic.

And if you're feeling anything less than comfortable with the situation, it's time to turn around and walk away, cut it loose or call it a night.

The swagger that speaks louder than the smile. The club that is lit up with beats blasting but there is something not quite right about crowd. The email that sounds innocent but hides a trap.

Alternatively, you should persist if there's something telling you that everything's going to be ok.