6. Mind-blindness (areas of mental blindness)

6. Mind-blindness (areas of mental blindness)

I know examples of mind-blindness. Some scientists, for example, also seem to fall victim to this blindness: they concentrate on the meticulous study of a subject without trying to grasp it as a whole. It is like being shielded from one's surroundings, limiting oneself to a focus on tiny details.

A concrete example: “Often, when he entered the kitchen where several people were preparing the meal, he ended up taking over the entire sink without noticing that he was encroaching on other people's space. He asked questions without realising he had already asked them. We then became invisible. Later, he did not even remember our presence or the fact that we had answered his questions.”