Animated cartoon characters do a lot of this kind of gesturing. Usually it's a matter of getting them to do something besides talking, but it's also a part of the pantomime acting style of silent film comedy, which was a major influence on the original generation of animators, and the later ones kept it up.
I love to see Italians on the phone - the other person can't see them but, as in face to face communication, they constantly move their hands to emphasise a point. The Latin languages seem to involve hand movements more than English.
I'm not sure it if it's inherent in the language itself, or more so in the culture... with that being said, you've intrigued me! Could there be something encoded in the language that determines behavior? Oh yes, I believe there very much could be.
We do a lot of drilling in jiu jitsu, just repetitive movements that you want to get good at. I think a good jiu jitsu practice will incorporate this sort of drilling at least 25% of the time. I might be able to expand things from there.
I do the hands, I do the notes, I do the walks, I do the visualizations. My mind and body will be one dammit. These same things also help move memories from short term to long term. RAM -> ROM?
Enjoyed your post. No side eye. Though. Was too busy being melted by your dog. I once had a Doxie mix so❤️. Alway wondered about the hand gesture thing. Some people barely use their hands when they talk and some just have a whole puppet show going on with their hands. Here’s one for you to figure out. What about making sound effects when talking? I don’t mean sounds of approval etc. For some reason I often end up making sound effects of objects. No joke. Cracking myself up here. Neighbor says “were you woken up by that lady vacuuming her car early this morning?”. And I say, no I think that was a leaf blower. A vacuum is more like *sound effect* and what I heard was *sound effect*. Then I realize what I’m doing and fall over laughing. Not an isolated incident. My neighbor just says “oh here you go again with the sound effects”. I’m such a weirdo. So ‘splain that one to me. Once imitated a motocross race and a few kitchen appliances, not on purpose, just came out in conversation. Neuro-oddness. Also a goat and sheep sound effect. We all have hidden talents, or in my case hidden peculiarities.
I make sound effects all the time! We do a little slap-and-fist-bump in jiu jitsu right before we roll, and I always make a little exploding sound (Psshhhhh!) as I open my fist. I like to defuse any remaining tension before we simulate murder.
Dachshunds are remarkable dogs! I love all dogs, but I have learned a lot about this breed over the last 14 years of senior rescue.
This makes good sense intuitively, knowing that e.g. athletes often visualize AND act out their performance with their bodies beforehand, preparing the body and mind for what's coming.
Also, the title of the post made me immediately think of The Bear.
I think you're the 2nd person to recommend it this month, although the caveat came from a professional chef regarding some kitchen realities... I've got a fair amount of cooking experience, so I will probably watch with a somewhat more critical "insider's eye", but I'm pretty sure I can leave most of that behind if the show is well written enough.
My thinking process often includes walking in a circle (while doing walking lunges) or doing a couple of burpees to get the blood flowing while I talk out loud to myself. And I am a strong believer in hand written notes for memory retention and learning!
love this: "Minds are not merely located inside our heads, and the more we can get that through our skulls (and into our digestive tract), the better."
Love this! I talk with my hands a LOT!! I so understand the act of taking notes and memory. I was an obsessive note taker in college, and same with rarely having to look back through them!
Animated cartoon characters do a lot of this kind of gesturing. Usually it's a matter of getting them to do something besides talking, but it's also a part of the pantomime acting style of silent film comedy, which was a major influence on the original generation of animators, and the later ones kept it up.
Pantomimes can communicate a great deal of info with their gestures, can't they?
I love to see Italians on the phone - the other person can't see them but, as in face to face communication, they constantly move their hands to emphasise a point. The Latin languages seem to involve hand movements more than English.
I'm not sure it if it's inherent in the language itself, or more so in the culture... with that being said, you've intrigued me! Could there be something encoded in the language that determines behavior? Oh yes, I believe there very much could be.
Yes and I think the best way to do that is repetition. Work in the concept of muscle memory and there's a story I'd read
We do a lot of drilling in jiu jitsu, just repetitive movements that you want to get good at. I think a good jiu jitsu practice will incorporate this sort of drilling at least 25% of the time. I might be able to expand things from there.
I do the hands, I do the notes, I do the walks, I do the visualizations. My mind and body will be one dammit. These same things also help move memories from short term to long term. RAM -> ROM?
Oh yes, for sure. I think cementing the memories or skills or whatever into long term is worth thinking about all by itself.
Enjoyed your post. No side eye. Though. Was too busy being melted by your dog. I once had a Doxie mix so❤️. Alway wondered about the hand gesture thing. Some people barely use their hands when they talk and some just have a whole puppet show going on with their hands. Here’s one for you to figure out. What about making sound effects when talking? I don’t mean sounds of approval etc. For some reason I often end up making sound effects of objects. No joke. Cracking myself up here. Neighbor says “were you woken up by that lady vacuuming her car early this morning?”. And I say, no I think that was a leaf blower. A vacuum is more like *sound effect* and what I heard was *sound effect*. Then I realize what I’m doing and fall over laughing. Not an isolated incident. My neighbor just says “oh here you go again with the sound effects”. I’m such a weirdo. So ‘splain that one to me. Once imitated a motocross race and a few kitchen appliances, not on purpose, just came out in conversation. Neuro-oddness. Also a goat and sheep sound effect. We all have hidden talents, or in my case hidden peculiarities.
I make sound effects all the time! We do a little slap-and-fist-bump in jiu jitsu right before we roll, and I always make a little exploding sound (Psshhhhh!) as I open my fist. I like to defuse any remaining tension before we simulate murder.
Dachshunds are remarkable dogs! I love all dogs, but I have learned a lot about this breed over the last 14 years of senior rescue.
This essay is extra fun because of these dog pics! The side eye one is the best!
This makes good sense intuitively, knowing that e.g. athletes often visualize AND act out their performance with their bodies beforehand, preparing the body and mind for what's coming.
Also, the title of the post made me immediately think of The Bear.
Never seen it! Should I?
Yeah it's pretty good.
I think you're the 2nd person to recommend it this month, although the caveat came from a professional chef regarding some kitchen realities... I've got a fair amount of cooking experience, so I will probably watch with a somewhat more critical "insider's eye", but I'm pretty sure I can leave most of that behind if the show is well written enough.
My thinking process often includes walking in a circle (while doing walking lunges) or doing a couple of burpees to get the blood flowing while I talk out loud to myself. And I am a strong believer in hand written notes for memory retention and learning!
Yes! Getting the blood flowing alone can do wonders.
love this: "Minds are not merely located inside our heads, and the more we can get that through our skulls (and into our digestive tract), the better."
and, die-hard hand gesturer, yes :)
I love being able to describe this without messing it up! The brain-body connection is easily one of the most curious mysteries out there.
This reminded me of Tversky's book on motion and thought- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmc4wEL2aPQ
I knew of the other Tversky!
Love this! I talk with my hands a LOT!! I so understand the act of taking notes and memory. I was an obsessive note taker in college, and same with rarely having to look back through them!
The wild thing to me was discovering that our gestures do the same thing. Just absolutely wild!
That is absolutely wild and makes so much sense!