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I always wished I had much stronger spatial awareness like that. In my mind I got strong visualizations that last ~2 seconds before they evaporate like a cloud
by Exuma 5y ago
I always wished I had much stronger spatial awareness like that. In my mind I got strong visualizations that last ~2 seconds before they evaporate like a cloud of vapor, and I need to "rebuild" them over and over in a fairly fragmented way of 2 second spurts to try to visualize certain complex things (in code, or otherwise).
This is in the planning phase however. On the other hand, I extensively excel at intuition AS I'm working/experiencing. I will get flashes of insight not from linear thinking, and they guide me along (which often goes against what most people are used to, which is extensive planning). I suppose my way can come off more "off the cuff" but I have built some really complex systems really elegantly, but the entire time never feels like I'm sure of anything until the very last piece goes in and it "all comes together at once."
I sometimes envy people like this guy, or Tesla... with their incredible spatial awareness/visualization, where the entire thing can be planned entirely in the mind without rapidly "dissipating." That would be certainly less stressful than my way.
Quite interesting how minds work
- 0xdeadb00f 5y agoI definitely identify with your way of thinking as well. Frequently I have an epiphany only for it to just poof away. The harder I try to remember it the further back it seems to get pushed. Maybe I need to cut down on my cannabis use.... Lol
- KronisLV 5y agoI can definitely relate to some of this, since i also find it difficult to visualize detailed things in my "mind's eye". Because of this, i've always wondered whether artists and people in visually driven careers are on average better at this sort of visualization than the rest of us, or whether they also experience the same spectrum of variation. More interestingly, some people don't have that ability in any capacity whatsoever, which is very interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia It's about as startling of a thought, as discovering that some people don't have any sort of a internal monologue either. Now and then you find an interesting thread where people share their experiences in this regard, for example, this one on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/exan65/today_i_told_my_mom_that_i_have_no_internal/ https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/exan65/t... The human mind is interesting stuff!
- Exuma 5y agoI draw and paint every day, and believe it or not I approach art in the same way. I can get flashes of what something looks like finished but they're somewhat distant feeling. On the other hand, I will just know exactly what to do from a deeper part of my subconscious that doesn't require thought (as far as composition, shape harmony, value relationships, etc). My friend has aphantasia and it's really hard for me to believe how difficult that must be. I've asked him... "so you can't even picture your parents face in your mind???" and he says no. That must be crazy...