14 Mar 2009, 8:24 am
For as long as I can remember movements in my far peripheral vision have really irritated me. For instance, if someone spins something and I can see it right at the edge of my vision it will annoy the hell out of me. I'll find it quite hard to concentrate on what I was previously doing because my attention will be focused on that movement, almost as if I'm a predator seeking prey.
I seem to notice small movements like this more than others around me. If I'm sitting in a classroom and a light flickers slightly in the corner I will detect that instantly, whereas quite often after a few minutes of the light flickering someone will go: "Hrm, that light is flickering" (or something to that effect) and people will turn as if they hadn't seen it before. However, it may just be that they're more interested with communicating with each other so have that as a distraction. 
It's not that I have poor concentration; I can concentrate for hours without a break. It's just that my brain seems particularly tuned into these signals, whereas apparently blatantly obvious things like a man walking past with a duck on his head, I don't notice.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else experiences this.
14 Mar 2009, 8:56 am
I can relate to that. I'm acutely aware of what is going on in my peripheral vision and am easily distracted with peripheral sounds and movement. The optician even commented I have a very wide periphery vision, so it isn't just a brain thing. As for people with ducks on their heads, they also keep walking past me and I never notice them. 
14 Mar 2009, 9:48 am
I get really distracted by minor sounds too, like someone sniffing in another room or tapping a pen against a table, even though my hearing's actually not so great.
And yes, those duck-wearing people can be rather sneaky.
14 Mar 2009, 11:36 am
14 Mar 2009, 1:34 pm
