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Slow Down, Show Up | Luke Brady (Performance) | TEDxUCDavisSF


we can all agree that the world is a
fast fast-moving you know we got social
media we’ve got phone’s going off we’ve
got one right now we’ve got phone’s
going off we’re inundated with people
influence suggestion for everyone all of
our friends and family we can all agree
to that right what if we were to because
that really does if you could toll on
our senses and it really could kind of
Knowles our senses so what if we were to
take away one of our senses to heighten
the other senses and I know that sounds
kind of weird because if we change the
experience and the filter in which we
see the world a world will totally
change but not only will our world
change but the way we show up in the
world will completely change and I don’t
mean just me onstage I’m talking about
all you guys here everyone watching on
YouTube and on Facebook then I can go
online and talk about this all day but
I’d rather just get into it and show you
guys so I wants to play anyone with
actually stand right here on this side
we’re gonna try a little something I
have here in my hand a dice hold your
hand out flat for me what I want you to
do in a second I’m gonna they’re gonna
make sure I don’t cheat I want you to
take both hands roll up the dice kind of
shake it up mix it up as much as you
want but then hold it flat and the
flatter you keep your hands the less I
can read you and if you keep your hands
flat what you kind of shake it up just
lift it up and notice what numbers on
top but go ahead and mix it up as much
as you want and you guys connect I’m not
cheating she’s really making sure that
you
you good and you know what it is if I
just say 1 2 3 4 5 6 your jaw kind of
moved on 4 5
it’s a 4 isn’t it mixed up again
actually but before you do I know some
people who are like hey Patrick gin up
there you know you’re using your eyes so
so that way you know that would be very
awkward I want you to mix it up in your
hands as much as you want shake it if
you want mix it up and then hold it flat
okay make sure you know which one is on
top
good this time I want you to say the
numbers 1 through 6 out loud I’ll stand
kind of close to you so that might fix
it up you started picking up the pace
when you said 3 4 5 so it’s a 2 is that
right mix it up as much as you want so
we used visual cues we’ve used audio
cues and this time I’m not gonna have
I want you to change it to something
good I want you to think of the first
number and then you get the second
number go back to the first number the
first number is higher than the second
one yes yeah you’re thinking it was six
of them to change it to a five is that
like again okay cool I want you to stick
around applause and watch your step
so move in just a little bit do you guys
know each other and we have not set this
up right we have not arranged anything
we’ve never first anything I have not
met you guys you’re here just for fun
and this could go wrong I don’t think it
well but again we’re just kind of
playing with this but I want you to just
kind of face this way to cast up the
swing come in a little bit turn like
this for the audience cool um in a
second I want you to keep your eyes open
in a second I’m gonna have you close
your eyes don’t open your eyes till I
ask you don’t say anything out loud
until I ask you just pay attention your
senses whether they’re hot or cold or
tickling sensations so close your eyes
are in and you can get a sense of the
light changing if I do this right that’s
not too crazy and you can fit all this
right make sure I don’t know how much if
you have wine before I’m just thinking
so keep your eyes closed again to open
your eyes to ask you notice anything out
loud in to ask you just pay attention
your senses whether they’re hot or cold
or kick luring sensations and you can
hear my voice yes and you can tell that
I’m a distance away from you yes open
your arms
tap on your back how many times once I
didn’t touch you that I touched her
twice let me see your hand for a second
and do you mind if I just kind of
loosely back a little bit I don’t want
to stretch the armhole hold your hand
just like this
hold up your hand I’m just like that so
keep your eyes open in a second I’m
gonna be close your eyes actually go
ahead and close your eyes and you can
get a sense of the light changing if I
do this right yeah that’s not too crazy
stay perfectly still did you feel
anything a touch on your wrist I didn’t
touch you close your eyes again stay
perfectly still and don’t open your eyes
till I ask you don’t see anything out
we’re out until I ask you open your eyes
what do you feel flick on your arm how
many times twice where specifically I
didn’t touch how much to make a fist and
lower just a little bit make a fist
just like that so close your eyes again
just be perfectly still open your eyes
something on your knuckles with right
there good I didn’t touch you I touched
his hand and actually we’ll try this a
little bit keep your eyes open
close your eyes for me and stay
perfectly still – starting now just pay
attention your senses whether they’re
hot or cold tickling sensations open
did it feel like a hair cuz I didn’t
text you actually I wanted to leave you
guys with a song and that thought is
shifting our attention around can
completely change our world it’s
something that we’re all capable of so I
asked you where how did you put your
attention yet that will change the way you show up in the world thank you
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