I have seen the Invisible Gorilla video quite a few times. The first time I saw I did not notice the gorilla at all, and was shocked that I couldn’t notice something like a gorilla walking through the frame. I think it’s amazing that my brain has lots of capabilities, but it wasn’t able to notice the man dressed in a gorilla suit walking through the middle of a video. Now that I have seen the video a few times it still amazes me that I didn’t notice the gorilla the first time I watched the video.
After reading the case study on active listening, I learned just how important active listening is in every situation. Active listening takes more effort than just listening. It includes feedback and reassurance that you are engaged in the situation. An important aspect of active listening is that it builds and maintains relationships because building trust is involved in active listening. Most importantly, active listening is physically demanding. The author in the case study states that on the way back from him and his partner’s last meeting that his partner fell asleep because he was so engaged with the clients.