Evaluate Something

All too often, our past experiences and prejudices create a perceptual cage -- a system of values and assumptions that can hamper our objectiity.

You can shatter your "You-Colored Glasses" by drawing a few cards from a handy Tarot deck. Give it a try:

1) Pick something to review: a movie, a book, a Tarot deck, the date you went on last night, a restaurant

2) Draw three cards:

- One that represents something you really liked about the subject

- One that represents something that could have been improved

- One that represents a completely different perspective on the subject ... some aspect of the subject you'd never have realized or considered on your own.

3) Create your review! (You don't have to write and publish it ... doing the review in your head is just fine!)

This simple exercise has lots of power; in minutes, you can see a person, place, thing, or experience from an entirely different perspective.