Hey y'all,
There's a song by voice male thay sings about not having words for singing. It makes me think of ways that you can communicate without words: music, physical touch, body language, hidden meanings, etc. What's even more interesting is how different people perceive said non-verbal communication. I've been taking a psychology class and it's notable how similar most human beings are. It makes sense if you think about the fact that we are all children of the same Heavenly Father.We perceive things in very similar ways that many people do not realize. However, we think about these happenings in different ways and that's where we get variety. It's changed dramatically over the past few years as we've grown more accustomed to technology. Let me shed a little light on the subject.
First of all, Facebook. How many of you have ever seen someone post something on Facebook and wondered why on earth they posted it? Or "liked it." I have seen (and have probably been guilty of doing) a like by someone on something that they actually don't like. However, it may be an attempt to grab the attention of the person who made the original post about the thing person B doesn't actually like. Another example is someone inviting you to try something when they really don't want you to take up their invitation, they had the very clear goal of grabbing your attention, nothing more. These are not always the case, but I'm fairly certain that over half of you have done something similar to the situations mentioned above.
How does the other side of that work? Well, sometimes we can read too much into something someone posts. Let's take a husband and wife, for example. There is a little story about a husband and wife who had a couple of bad weeks based on reading too much into things. A husband was reading in the scriptures one night about praying for the forgiveness of sins. He noticed that he and his wife and everyone else in their town prayed for the forgiveness of their imperfections and faults. So, one night while he and his wife are praying, he prays for the forgiveness of his sins. His wife gets startled and long story short, she assumes he has started an affair with the young book-keeper at his office. From reading into it, she is e completely off emotionally for a couple of weeks until she finds out that he wasn't having an affair. Just imagine if this man had posted on Facebook about his new book-keeper. It would have been even worse.
There can be very vague and psychological games such as this on twitter, pinterest or even someone's blog. Again, we go to the possibility that someone writes something and you wonder if it's directed at you or written about something you've done. It could be coincidence, it could be that person wanting you to catch on to something. Take for example, a phrase you use frequently. Then you see that phrase as the caption to something someone else has written. That person is close to you. What do you think?
Yep, psychology is a fun thing. It's interesting to see how people react to different situations and see how you can help them. I challenge you all to try thinking like someone else for a day.
There's a song by voice male thay sings about not having words for singing. It makes me think of ways that you can communicate without words: music, physical touch, body language, hidden meanings, etc. What's even more interesting is how different people perceive said non-verbal communication. I've been taking a psychology class and it's notable how similar most human beings are. It makes sense if you think about the fact that we are all children of the same Heavenly Father.We perceive things in very similar ways that many people do not realize. However, we think about these happenings in different ways and that's where we get variety. It's changed dramatically over the past few years as we've grown more accustomed to technology. Let me shed a little light on the subject.
First of all, Facebook. How many of you have ever seen someone post something on Facebook and wondered why on earth they posted it? Or "liked it." I have seen (and have probably been guilty of doing) a like by someone on something that they actually don't like. However, it may be an attempt to grab the attention of the person who made the original post about the thing person B doesn't actually like. Another example is someone inviting you to try something when they really don't want you to take up their invitation, they had the very clear goal of grabbing your attention, nothing more. These are not always the case, but I'm fairly certain that over half of you have done something similar to the situations mentioned above.
How does the other side of that work? Well, sometimes we can read too much into something someone posts. Let's take a husband and wife, for example. There is a little story about a husband and wife who had a couple of bad weeks based on reading too much into things. A husband was reading in the scriptures one night about praying for the forgiveness of sins. He noticed that he and his wife and everyone else in their town prayed for the forgiveness of their imperfections and faults. So, one night while he and his wife are praying, he prays for the forgiveness of his sins. His wife gets startled and long story short, she assumes he has started an affair with the young book-keeper at his office. From reading into it, she is e completely off emotionally for a couple of weeks until she finds out that he wasn't having an affair. Just imagine if this man had posted on Facebook about his new book-keeper. It would have been even worse.
There can be very vague and psychological games such as this on twitter, pinterest or even someone's blog. Again, we go to the possibility that someone writes something and you wonder if it's directed at you or written about something you've done. It could be coincidence, it could be that person wanting you to catch on to something. Take for example, a phrase you use frequently. Then you see that phrase as the caption to something someone else has written. That person is close to you. What do you think?
Yep, psychology is a fun thing. It's interesting to see how people react to different situations and see how you can help them. I challenge you all to try thinking like someone else for a day.
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