Comments | ephemeral_muse: Okay, so this is kinda neat. (118)

ephemeral_muse

Okay, so this is kinda neat. (118)

Feb 28, 2006 22:46

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shahman March 1 2006, 06:54:55 UTC

It's kind of old, but if I remember how it works, it is the learning to ride a bike principle. First few years of reading every word is new and examined thoroughly, because they are alien--much like the gradual progress it takes to familiarize one's self with riding a bike.

However, given time, we grow accustomed to it. Grad school students (and professors) are taught (with an emphasis) to perfom speed reading. This accounts for why people blur over the words. Know when you take the DMV test? There is a part where they ask people to identify signs based solely upon their colors and shapes. This is the same principle, just a bit more complicated. Bah, I am trying to rationalize it.

spinallandscape March 1 2006, 14:55:37 UTC

Colours and shapes use an entirely different part of the brain.

spinallandscape March 1 2006, 14:54:53 UTC

Yeah, I remember this study, it's pretty damn old.

I've blamed a lot of my spelling issues on this and a few other brain-problems.

ephemeral_muse March 1 2006, 22:57:27 UTC

I had the strangest dream about you, ma petite.

xthexlastxsongx March 2 2006, 23:23:31 UTC

I've seen that before. I think it's neat.

anonymous April 17 2006, 14:15:44 UTC

Dear Kelley,

I think you're the neatest. How have you been?

drippedink April 17 2006, 14:16:37 UTC

Ps - that was me not being able to log in.

malaria April 23 2006, 00:26:19 UTC

Hey Kelley -

I'm not sure if you remember me, but this is Jess - Patrick Curry's best friend. You and I were LJ friends a long time ago, and then I was a jerk and we unfriended each other. Me <~~~ dumb. Anyways, I'm not sure if you'd like to be Intarnet Pals again or not, but I've friended you. Feel free to do the same, or not, or ... whatever. Either way, I always thought you were supremely cool and awesome and smart, and gorgeous, and all of those excellent things, and I've always regretted the fact that we stopped talking. I know you're not on LJ much (at least, it seems like you're not) but I just thought I'd throw all of this into the wind to see what happened.

Peace.