Stormig Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 No matter what we say about each other, we all have brains. That said, we’re not all the same. I’m not talking about smartness here. And I would like to hear from everyone interested and perhaps have some input by those who would be in pertinent fields or knowledgeable about the subject. Most people go about describing their differences by ascribing their ways with whether they’re right-half-dominant or left-half-dominant. Some try to generalize by their sex. Others by whether they are visual- or hearing-oriented. Whatever. Thing is that I don’t really think it’s that easy as a “one way or the other” thing. I was a lefty when little, but I got forced into getting used to using the right hand so I wouldn’t have problems with finding lefty arm-chairs at school (how thoughtful). Today my left hand is good for nothing and all tests I’ve taken say I’m quite left-brained. So which is it really? I’m good with languages and have an extremely good memory (mostly righties’ case and also ascribed to females; and on message boards I can recognize individuals who have gone anonymous, simply from their writing styles, and I can imitate them to scary finesse if I am in a playful mood), but I’m also creative (and my mother had a dream of me going to study fine arts, but I’d dispute my artistic talent), and people like my creative writing. During tests, I can skim through the pages of my notes (if I have kept any, or, if I have taken them from someone else, through their photocopies ) in my head, but I am often confounded with faces. Then there’s the traditional notion of what females are good/bad at and what males are good/bad at. I’m emotional, but I am also good at coping with things and am getting better, and for this reason perhaps I have been told I act like a male. <_< One thing is for sure, though - I get along better with males than with most females. No matter how immature men are at whatever age, some members of my own sex bore me with their absorption with make-up, shoes, clothes, hair, eyebrows, talk about their bras, their figure and weight (and then they complain that that's all that men look for in women), their relationships' details, blah blah blah blah. <_< I'm not saying that all women that dress nicely, put on make-up, have problems/excitement with their relationships, etc., are boring - but a LOT are so shallow that that's the most of what you get out of them. To give an example of the memory vs. face recognition, I’ll tell you what happened this summer (because it is the most recent and most articulate of all examples I have gone through and that I can recall at the moment). In the month of July I was passing by a village of some town somewhere. A couple that was very poor asked me to take a picture of themselves in front of their house and to mail it to them, at the given address for the given personal name. I agreed to do so. A few days later, someone in the town stopped me and upon my blank face asked me if I remembered them. I was clueless. He said I had taken their picture a few days ago. I was like, Ah yes! I blurted out the name of the village and the person’s name, but had to keep staring at his face to be sure – I still had no clue. Only when I developed my photos and saw that particular shot did I realize that only in the alerted state of being embarrassed by something like that had I been able to commit his face to memory. But I had had no problems remembering his name. Most people around me have the opposite thing going on. And that would make sense, for if the reason I remembered the person’s name was because I had written it down and could skim through my notebook, it’s going to make me wonder what I would have had to do if I were a Neanderthal and my only tool was face-recognition. Maybe it would have been better-developed, but why am I the way I am, why is one (the socially embarrassing one) easier for me? And then the visual vs. audio! I can’t scan and estimate how many pieces of whatever there is in whatever container, but I am very observant of details, yet I don’t get stuck with nitpicking and finish work quickly unlike some people that drive me nuts and fuss over the not-so-immediate/urgent if not the irrelevant and the inconsequential. OK, that was more about character, but still it maintains. I have a keen sense of hearing (since I was a kid, with me hearing someone approach our door from my bedroom while my mother in the kitchen closer to the front door couldn't), but sometimes I can’t make sense of what people say to me – regardless of whether I am tired, rested, happy, sad, excited, calm, etc. – words end up getting jumbled and I keep asking them to please repeat what they say until in their frustration they shout and in that little bit of excitement I get it. (“Sometimes” would seem too often, “seldom” and “rarely” are more like it.) In all fairness I got very meager musical training, so I don’t really have much to say about that. Anyone get themselves or others frustrated like me, sometimes? One conclusion that we can come to perhaps is that these things we like to discuss about our traits/characteristics aren’t AT ALL “either ... or ...” phenomena. Yet you find a book on the subject or go on the ‘net and do a little search, and all you get rarely goes beyond “whateveristics for the layman” and all you have is a thesis-antithesis mentality like you have on threads about evolution where creationism is used to “support” it (except for this thread - http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8304&hl= ) - can't even be guided as to what is to be considered with what. One hubby of one cousin said that one thing he had learned out of exploring philosophy had been that the Western had shortfallings in this “either ... or ...” wheel, and that Eastern didn’t drive philosophers into drug addiction for the lack of this little cog. Interesting (and out of topic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Boy long one stormy jan.. hmm. 2 comments.. I dont ever understand why parents try to train there kids from left handedness to righthandednes.. there is no logical explanatin for it that i have heard so far. No matter how immature men are at whatever age, some members of my own sex bore me with their absorption with make-up, shoes, clothes, hair, eyebrows, talk about their bras, their figure and weight (and then they complain that that's all that men look for in women), their relationships' details, blah blah blah blah. Wow, now that i think about it, this is true.. lol... and i guess in a way, not as extreme it can work for guys too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 I dont ever understand why parents try to train there kids from left handedness to righthandednes.. there is no logical explanatin for it that i have heard so far. Projected frustration of child trying to find a lefty arm-chair on day of centralized exam defies all logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 My brain doesn't function when it has to or when I want it to. Sometimes I wonder whether it functions at all... I might get back to this thread with a lengthier answer. Not much time right now. Interesting topic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Stormig, I'm also left-handed but was taught to write with my right hand. It was my grandma who insisted. But in second grade my teacher told my parents that nowadays it's considered OK to write with left hand and it would've been more natural for me to write with my left hand. About the brain - You're right that there is no "fixed" way of characterizing people with which part of their brain is dominant in them. But a couple of months ago I got into this whole left-brain/right-brain thing and after some online tests I was ensured that I'm right-half-brain dominant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 But a couple of months ago I got into this whole left-brain/right-brain thing and after some online tests I was ensured that I'm right-half-brain dominant. LOL,, Anoushik, i like the way you put it, DOMINANT.. hahahahahahaha lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Well lots to cover I guess, don't know where to start. I'm not a PSYCH major so I don't have all my terms down and whatnot. All I know is that I see Life broken down into a series of concepts and experiences. My mind will analyze ppl and situations and play them back against things I've gone through, seen or heard. Then I react accordingly. I think the average person is a clone of many other ppl because it is simple to act on precedants and not take the time for original thought. I don't even mean original like painting a fresco, I mean like realizing you're a jerk, a sychophant or an overly nice person and reacting accordingly. Self anaylsis is to me the hardest of things to do on the Planet because most people would hate to realize what they really are. But if one can do this, then the "Life" we lead merely becomes a form of the Matrix. I find it easy to float around and make decisions that almost always come out in a positive light for myself, or a non confrontational. Stress and hang ups are avoided, usually this takes me steering clear of people who don't know who they are and are therefore acting out these 'roles' that have been offered for the less active minds to occupy. I'm' not saying this is bad, but many people are certain ways out of a "consiously sub-consious choice" and don't ever look to change. I have a great memory taken from my mother, faces, places, spatial orienation, seeing things in dreams and having them happen in reality is common as well. I'm like you too Stormy I used to read my notes in college 'in my head.' I could see my hand either writing the notes, or read the pages I had in my notebooks, zooming in and everything. Aced many a test like that. I have quick reflexes, i almost never drop anything, catching everything from spoons to books, either on my knee, or foot if it falls that far. I never lost a wallet or keys. I do have some repititive motions, not nearly out of control, actually they help me to stay focused, and not lose or forget things. I dislike that my brain always wants to make sense of itself and my place in the space time continum and history itself. Basically what i'm saying is that my brain will seemingly whisk my thoughts to far off places, and ponderings of death and other concepts when i'm doing meaningless tasks. Making me wish at times that I could be a 'robot' and just enjoy what I'm seeing in front of me as much as other people seem to be doing. After being a full hearted emotional guy, getting done dirty(i mean shat shat khetot!) that all switched. My brain is in almost total control, dolling out emotional time as it sees fit. Some disagree, but I feel this is a good fit for me. I choice when to love fully as the situation merits, and my dettachment is rapid, leaving me pretty invulnerable to being emotionally bankrupt ever again. One of the things I love about my brain/self, but one of the things I loathe as well. I'm a visual learner, seeing helps to lock it in. That's why I learned Japanese characters so well because it was like memorizing pictures. I must also have a thing for langauges, I picked up(reading and writing) the Hye alphabet in about a week of self study. Lots of things going on in the brain, I can't even think of all of them. Great topic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thanks so far. I have pretty good reflexes, too. Haven't had "close calls" per se, but they come in handy when driving. Unfortunately I'm still not invulnerable, but I'm working on it. I don't know how I learned to read in Armenian - I tried for a bit, didn't quite get the hang of it (too many characters looking alike), but someday it all came through. I still get confused sometimes, but that's because I don't have practice and refreshing memory helps. Thing with me is that if I have to learn something, I have to do a break-neck intensive training session - which is why attending classes kills me from boredom (and I hate it when things are explained piece-meal - I have to get the whole picture and then intensify on what I happen to be weak with or whatever, so paying everything equal attention tries my patience), but cramming stuff a coupla days before is so much more beneficial in learning (beyond the exam itself, too). I have to see as great a picture of things as possible. Easiest examples - I did it like that with HTML and CSS. Have tried to crash in on XML, too, but there's just waaaaay too much to cover in a day or three. Hopefully someday I'll find myself all of a sudden doing it like I've somehow learned the Armenian alphabet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Oh, and one thing I like to say about course schedules and what they plan for a syllabus is - you can't learn to read by learning a letter of the alphabet a week. I really think I am on to something here when it comes to individual needs. That's one thing I like about university - you don't have to glue your bum onto a seat several hours a day and end up having acquired nothing at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted April 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Too bad Sevig left without contributing more. Was just thinking - has anyone noticed that, upon the realisation that when you shout out of fear it is to actually stun the source of scare (if it is animate, of course), you find yourself gradually not getting scared from your own reaction and shouting even louder and harder, knowing you just might scare the twerp off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 OK, I'll add in another bit, even if it sounds so girly. Has anyone experienced that it is possible to not be so hurt by abrupt sources of pain if one relaxes? I've been checking myself out as I get waxed. It is said that it doesn't hurt when you do it yourself. True. Well, at least for the legs and arm-pits. The more tender bits are a bit out of sorts, usually. I know that in instances where the waxing is done by someone other than yourself, a lot of girls hurt in the armpits as well. What I want to bring this down to is that being in a relaxed state makes all the difference. One is relaxed when waxing oneself. How about if you will yourself to relax while being waxed by someone else? My experience is that it still hurts and the pain is more pronounced because it is unexpected no matter how carefully you watch what is being done. However, the pain doesn't bolt through your body like it would when nervous. The difference is tremendous. I think at the end of the day it all ties down to the "power of the mind" sort of stuff - like people in hypnosis getting scalded by the touch of a pen which they are "informed" to be hot iron. Not every "control" can be willed, however. Certain days of the month, my skin and nerves are so much more sensitive than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Hmmm - ever been to a chiropractor? They make you relax, they even try to catch you off-gaurd... even then there so much PAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 No, I haven't been to a chiropractor. Too young for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 No, I haven't been to a chiropractor. Too young for that. style_images/master/snapback.png Hhrrrumph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 No, I haven't been to a chiropractor. Too young for that. style_images/master/snapback.png HAHHAHAHAHA. Vava you old fool she got you there. oh wait I have been to a chiropractor many times too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 There's an easy solution for that: Don't wax. Some people like the natural look. Myself excluded of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Vavchka, all joking aside, I would go to a chiropractor if they were affordable. Don't mind waxing. Then again in some ways I regret having started at all, should have waited a few more years until my hormones were toned down. Kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 would you guys stop this bull shit or take it to private messages. i am getting sick and tired of all the crap that is on this forum today Tonight anything that does not belong in these threads I will delete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anileve Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 OH I get it! Movses is it a "Stormy Roast" this week? I wasn't notified. It appears that the entire forum is dominated by the attacks on Stormig, may I ask what inspired this pleasant treatment of a forum member? It's reather dull stumbling across this sort of hounding in every single thread, can we move on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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