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On a related note, hand gestures are usually for the benefit of the speaker, not the audience, for a very similar reason. I tried holding hands with a girl duri
by lmkg 16y ago
On a related note, hand gestures are usually for the benefit of the speaker, not the audience, for a very similar reason. I tried holding hands with a girl during a classroom discussion once, and I couldn't even begin to speak without bringing my hands out.
I talk to myself a lot. I was an only child, so I never really got socialized against it, and often didn't have anyone else present to talk to. However, this usually happens when I'm idly woolgathering, not when I'm working on a problem. Problems require writing!
- bjplink 16y agoI'm also an only child that regularly talks to myself. I would bet that the percentage of only children who talk to themselves is pretty high.
- RyanMcGreal 16y agoAnother autoconversing only child here. In my consistent experience, the best thing I can do to understand something more fully is to explain it to someone else - even if that 'someone else' is actually myself. :)
- swolchok 16y agoI tend to replay events from earlier in the day or the day before in my head, and sometimes I find myself responding or criticizing my actions verbally. It's usually while traveling to and from work, but it's mildly embarrassing when I've arrived at my destination and mumble something.