Recently, the concept of "Focus" keeps coming to mind when I try to make sense of what's happening in the markets.
As I review stories, news, and data, I'm trying to be more aware of where the bias is (even if it is unintentional).
Focus, Bias and Perspective.
The photo series, below, is an example of how our perception can be easily shaped. The far left version looks violent. The far right version looks compassionate. It could be both (or neither).
Each of us perceives the world through our own filters. It is as if we're producing a film (which could be edited into a comedy, drama, or thriller ... based on what we focus on, highlight, or ignore). Except that we often don't know it's just a film, edited by an amateur ... Instead, we perceive it as truth because it is what we perceive.
The point is that perspective matters.
