"If you're a professional baseball player about to hit, you shouldn't be surprised to find a bunch of people staring at you, and quite a few of them probably making pithy comments about your technique. Another good number of people are busy with their beer or taking selfies with their friends and miss the beat anyway. "Oops, I missed it! Did something interesting happen?" - they then remember, maybe even a little embarrassed that they weren't paying attention. So the thing is, people actually care about us a lot less than we think, even when we are the center of attention. And we can't do anything about whoever is watching us. All we can do is hit the ball.
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If you're a professional baseball player about to hit, you shouldn't be surprised to find a bunch of people staring at you, and quite a few of them probably making pithy comments about your technique. Another good number of people are busy with their beer or taking selfies with their friends and miss the beat anyway. "Oops, I missed it! Did something interesting happen?" - they then remember, maybe even a little embarrassed that they weren't paying attention. So the thing is, people actually care about us a lot less than we think, even when we are the center of attention. And we can't do anything about whoever is watching us. All we can do is hit the ball.
""Ha az ember profi baseballjátékos, aki éppen ütni készül, nem lepődhet meg azon, hogy egy csomó ember éppen őt bámulja, és közülük jó pár valószínűleg magvas megjegyzéseket tesz a technikájára. Egy másik jó csomó ember viszont a sörével van elfoglalva, vagy éppen szelfizik a barátaival, és mindenestül lemarad az ütésről. "Jaj, lemaradtam! Történt valami érdekes?" - kapnak aztán észbe, talán kicsit zavartan is, amiért nem figyeltek. A helyzet tehát az, hogy az emberek valójában sokkal kevesebbet foglalkoznak velünk, mint gondolnánk, még olyankor is, amikor mi vagyunk a figyelem középpontjában. Aki pedig éppen ránk figyel, azzal se tudunk mit kezdeni. Annyit tehetünk, hogy elütjük a labdát."