Ah, validation! I talk to myself quite often when working on things like my cars, for example. It helps me to reinforce the steps in the process of what I’m doing, for example.
Higher intelligence, I don’t know, but I think I have a higher success rate or encounter fewer mistakes when I use this technique when I’m performing a complex task. -D > On Mar 29, 2018, at 11:59 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Research: > > Talking to Yourself Out Loud May Be a Sign of Higher Intelligence > > While talking to yourself is often regarded a social no-no, possibly hinting > at psychological problems, new research suggests that point of view may need > revision. Scientists at Bangor University in the UK found talking to yourself > out loud is not only be helpful but may indicate a higher level of > intelligence. > > The study’s participants were given written instructions and told to either > read them out loud or silently. After measuring the concentration and how > participants performed on tasks, researchers concluded that people were more > concentrated and absorbed what they read better when doing so out loud. > > As the study’s co-author and psychologist Dr. Paloma Mari-Beffa explains, the > benefits may be coming “from simply hearing oneself, as auditory commands > seem to be better controllers of behavior than written ones”. > > Dr. Mari-Beffa sees speaking out loud as an extension of our inner silent > talk, which has been shown to help us organize thoughts, emotions and > memories, as well as plan actions. > > She cites athletes, especially tennis players, who talk to themselves in > stressful moments. They use spoken self-instructions to help focus their > minds and motivate themselves to achieve specific goals. > > The inventor Nikola Tesla was known to talk to himself during lighting storms. > > The researcher adds that talking out loud could actually be “a sign of high > cognitive functioning”. > > “The stereotype of the mad scientist talking to themselves, lost in their > own inner world, might reflect the reality of a genius who uses all the means > at their disposal to increase their brain power,” points out Dr. Mari-Beffa. > > The experiment in the study was performed on a relatively small sample of 28 > participants but previous studies also indicated that talking to oneself had > cognitive benefits, like helping find objects quicker. > > You can read the study “The impact of verbal instructions on goal-directed > behaviour” here. > > http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/why-talking-to-yourself-out-loud-might-be-just-what-your-brain-needs > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Popular articles: > > https://www.bing.com/search?q=research+states+talking+to+oneself+is+not+bad&qs=n&form=QBLH&scope=web&pc=MOZI&sp=-1&pq=research+states+talking+to+oneself+is+not+bad&sc=0-45&sk=&cvid=5804EDAAFD814856B6803D9FCE19EAC7 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> You sound good Fred >> Dwight E. Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI > >>> I'm talking to myself again. >>> Fred Moir. >>> Lynn MA. >>> Diesel preferred. >>> _______________________________________ > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
