Observed
The physical process of typing something is not a particularly cognitively demanding task.
Add the variable of someone watching over your shoulder and hitting each key becomes exponentially harder.
The process of typing, itself, is unchanged; yet your ability to do so is significantly diminished.
You are wired to respond to social threat and reward.
Observation brings an incredible amount of both threat and reward to different situations.
It explains partly why athletes shine in the pressure moments when all eyes are on them, and why others stumble.
Observation is critical to building new habits; this is the premise behind the Quantum Zeno effect.
Not all observation is equally effective.
Your social processing pathways lead to binary good:bad interpretations.
As a leader, what effect does your observation have?
If you are aiming to pivot performance, your observational approach is a valuable tool to consider.
What you consider observation could feel like typing with a spectator for someone else.
gnōthi seauton kai kafés,
- Morning Cup