Paul Scheer

And scientists have figured out that children and adults also who are in that kind of transitional period where their hands are expressing something different from what they're saying verbally, that they're just about to get a big insight. And that's a moment when they're particularly receptive to instruction and a teacher or a parent can step in and say, oh, I think what you might mean is this.

And scientists have figured out that children and adults also who are in that kind of transitional period where their hands are expressing something different from what they're saying verbally, that they're just about to get a big insight. And that's a moment when they're particularly receptive to instruction and a teacher or a parent can step in and say, oh, I think what you might mean is this.

And they're ready for that insight, ready to take that on.

And they're ready for that insight, ready to take that on.

And they're ready for that insight, ready to take that on.

That is absolutely true, Mike. Actually, research shows that we gesture more when we're trying to figure something out, when we're trying to explain something that we don't quite understand yet. And that's because that activity we're engaging in is so mentally burdensome and taxing that we offload some of that labor onto our hands.

That is absolutely true, Mike. Actually, research shows that we gesture more when we're trying to figure something out, when we're trying to explain something that we don't quite understand yet. And that's because that activity we're engaging in is so mentally burdensome and taxing that we offload some of that labor onto our hands.

That is absolutely true, Mike. Actually, research shows that we gesture more when we're trying to figure something out, when we're trying to explain something that we don't quite understand yet. And that's because that activity we're engaging in is so mentally burdensome and taxing that we offload some of that labor onto our hands.

And that gives us more bandwidth to think about and solve the problem.

And that gives us more bandwidth to think about and solve the problem.

And that gives us more bandwidth to think about and solve the problem.

Yeah. And one of the best ways to get our thinking moving is by going outside. And there's a couple of reasons for that. One is that we get our blood pumping, more blood flows to the brain. But also there's the fact that our brain tends to think in metaphors. And if you think about, if you're not...

Yeah. And one of the best ways to get our thinking moving is by going outside. And there's a couple of reasons for that. One is that we get our blood pumping, more blood flows to the brain. But also there's the fact that our brain tends to think in metaphors. And if you think about, if you're not...

Yeah. And one of the best ways to get our thinking moving is by going outside. And there's a couple of reasons for that. One is that we get our blood pumping, more blood flows to the brain. But also there's the fact that our brain tends to think in metaphors. And if you think about, if you're not...

if your work isn't going so well, you might say something like, well, I'm really stuck in a rut, or things are really stalled for me here. And if things are going well, you might say, wow, I'm really on a roll here, or my ideas are really flowing. So we really understand things in terms of metaphors that tie back to our bodies. So when we move our bodies in ways that sort of

if your work isn't going so well, you might say something like, well, I'm really stuck in a rut, or things are really stalled for me here. And if things are going well, you might say, wow, I'm really on a roll here, or my ideas are really flowing. So we really understand things in terms of metaphors that tie back to our bodies. So when we move our bodies in ways that sort of

if your work isn't going so well, you might say something like, well, I'm really stuck in a rut, or things are really stalled for me here. And if things are going well, you might say, wow, I'm really on a roll here, or my ideas are really flowing. So we really understand things in terms of metaphors that tie back to our bodies. So when we move our bodies in ways that sort of

prime those metaphors for us when we're actually moving through space and seeing, you know, things flow past our eyes and feeling that dynamic sense of new vistas coming into view, that really primes us to think in that same way.

prime those metaphors for us when we're actually moving through space and seeing, you know, things flow past our eyes and feeling that dynamic sense of new vistas coming into view, that really primes us to think in that same way.

prime those metaphors for us when we're actually moving through space and seeing, you know, things flow past our eyes and feeling that dynamic sense of new vistas coming into view, that really primes us to think in that same way.