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Slow looking

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Museum visitors often spend less than half a minute in front of a painting. Try a slow look: two full minutes before anyone speaks.

Things appear that a quick look misses: a figure in the background, a small dog, the way the light falls. Children are often better at spotting them than grown-ups.

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What is a slow look?

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