Using an invisible touch-screen computer to think

**JET73L** · 01-23-2009 08:10 AM

Does anyone else do this?

I don;t know of anyone in real life who does this, but I find it a lot easier to keep track of what I'm thinking of if I draw it out in the air in front of me, and do things like select and move objects (letters, characters, images). I don;t actually see anything, but it'ds a lot easier to envision and keep track of a particular subject that I'm trying to think through. It even helps with math if I type numbers into an imaginary calculator or numberpad, and for some reason, I can remember which number keys are where then, but not on an actual calculator or keypad. (And I don;t actually envision a computer screen, I just sort of think the different marks and characters in place, where I draw them, sometimes having to "erase" if I make a mistake or have a better idea aboutr how something can be done. There is no undo on my invisible computer.)

So, does anyone else do this? Go ahead and share any things you do to help keep track of your immediate thoughts.

**Xaqaria** · 01-23-2009 10:04 AM

Nope.

**Man of Steel** · 01-23-2009 11:26 AM

I do it randomly sometimes. Except I do it 3D.

**ThreeLetterSyndrom** · 01-23-2009 01:28 PM

I don't do that. It would be nice to try, sometimes.

I generally have talks with myself, where I take all side simultaneously

**Man of Steel** · 01-23-2009 01:40 PM

Oh, I do that too. I think there's a thread for that around here somewhere.

**Kushna Mufeed** · 01-23-2009 03:05 PM

I tend to do that, especially when trying to encompass complex concepts all at once. I would like to develop my visualization skills so I can see these mental mindmaps more vividly. It would make it easier to keep track of what I'm doing when things get really complex.

**Abra** · 01-23-2009 03:33 PM

When I want to see the geometry of a chemical, I sometimes do this. (Once it is "drawn," I take away the unshared electrons).

**Kushna Mufeed** · 01-23-2009 03:37 PM

I do similar things, Abra. Rearrange mathematical equations, simulate physics problems, etc.

**Marvo** · 01-23-2009 03:38 PM

I do it 4 dimensionally.

**ThreeLetterSyndrom** · 01-23-2009 06:07 PM

It's totally pointless to do such things 4 dimensionally, for you don't usually work with tesseracts or stuff like that. So, could you draw the 4th dimension for us?

I'm going to try this

It should be a great help when working out script, mathematical, physical and chemical problems.

**Kushna Mufeed** · 01-23-2009 11:37 PM

I drew a tesseract while the teacher was teaching how to draw 3D vectors

**Techno** · 01-24-2009 12:03 AM

I just do this in my head. It's easier to develop visualization skills that way, and another plus is you don't look like a total retard for waving your arms and hands around like some magician.

**Venomblood** · 01-24-2009 03:46 AM

I understand, I do that a lot. For example, here's one of my drawings from just yesterday.

Oh wait, nevermind.

**JET73L** · 01-24-2009 05:10 AM

Cool, it;s nice to know other people do this too.

Daniel: I can't focus on it if I didn't place the imaginary characters/numbers/images with a visible cue (fingers, pencuil, stylus). I do prefer not to do so too obviously.

Venomblood: Heh, nice one.

**ThreeLetterSyndrom** · 01-24-2009 12:59 PM

Venom, that was awesome

Well, I don't really need a visible clue, but I have to see them IRL. Visualization (that is one though word) goes around more in the back of my head.