My understanding of noticing is that it has many different aspects to it, as many different types of noticing fall under the word, ‘noticing; itself. As a result of being involved in class disucssions and after reading John Masons’ ‘Researching your own Practice’ the disciplines of noticing, I have learnt and am aware that as humans, we notice specific things intentionally. As mentioned in John Mason’s ‘Researching your own Practice’ we are more likely to notice things intentionally, when these things will influence our actions. This could be reading signs for directions, or as obvious as intently noticing a teacher talking (Professional noticing). Therefore when objects are around us that don’t influence our actions, we tend to not notice these objects. Throughout the John Mason’ reading it writes how noticing is not deliberate, although one may chose to want to focus on one particular person or object but there is no guarantee that noticing will actually happen. For example, just like the exercise we are undertaking as a class, to notice something, mark and record it, Mason writes, although we say to ourselves ‘tomorrow I shall notice’.. it does not mean we will always notice that one thing all the time, as this “only makes a contribution to the likelihood of noticing.” Therefore it does require effort and focus to mark and record one particular thing to notice. This is perhaps because of another idea discussed in class and in the reading, the idea of selective noticing. As our brains would not be able to cope if we could notice absolutely everything, therefore the brain and what the brain pays attention to is “highly selective, and for good reason.”- John Mason. I have therefore become to realise in these two short weeks so far, that noticing is inevitable and almost all the time humans notice features in their day that “will influence their actions”, and when trying to purposely notice otherwise, it can be very difficult.