Eine neue Situation und ihre Bedeutung für uns? – Nehmen wir in Sekundenbruchteilen wahr.
Die Kompetenzen unseres Gegenübers? – Können wir aufgrund unserer Erfahrung schnell einschätzen.
Die Meinung unserer Mitmenschen? – Ist für uns kein Maßstab, wir bilden uns unsere eigene Meinung.
Wirklich?
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Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. A man with a violin plays six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people passed through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes later: The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes: The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin valued at $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the price of seats averaged $100.
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Dieses Ereignis war Teil eines sozialen Experiments der Washington Post, bei dem es um die Untersuchung von Wahrnehmung, Geschmack und Prioritätenvon Menschen ging. Mich hat es beim nochmaligen Lesen wieder einmal daran erinnert, dass die wirklich relevanten und beeindruckenden Dinge nicht unbedingt dort auftauchen, wo wir sie erwarten.
Denn:
Wenn wir nicht einmal ein paar Sekunden Zeit haben, einem der besten Musiker der Welt zuzuhören, der einige der schönsten Stücke spielt, die je geschrieben wurden, mit einem der besten Instrumente, das je gebaut wurde …
… was übersehen wir noch alles?
Link zum gesamten Artikel inklusive mehrere Videos des Auftritts:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html

