Yup; ever since I was about 8 yrs old, deciphering magic tricks
   on TV (oh who was that guy that was everywhere? statue of
   liberty disappearing, etc? well whatever) - I liked figuring out
   how.. and then if I wasn't sure, I'd go to the magic books in
   the library and learn about it. First exposure to distraction
   was analyzing TV ads and the BS within; my nephew is at that age
   now (9) and doing just what I did; noticing and pointing out the
   BS and misdirection in advertising (and the misdirections in
   school the teachers give and on the quizzes, etc); Understanding
   the nature of misdireciton is also a great reducer of fear; it's
   part of having a skeptical mind; trying to understand the
   components of things; that every good storyteller may be telling
   you a kernel of truth but wraps it around a lot of good sounding
   lies; and that we *like* to believe really solid, logical
   stories... but that the more logical it is... the more likely
   there some bullshittary involved... you just have to find it.
   Yeah; I love this kind of stuff. This is a basic one; I was
   quite shocked when I saw it a few minutes ago in a video on "The
   neuroscience of Nothing" - and about 80% of the audience;
   professors, students, academics, DIDN'T SEE IT ... and about 20%
   did. Having some kind of ADHD undoubtedly, I saw it the 1st
   time. Can't stay focused on a darn thing. <--- check out these
   runon-sentences for proof