Coaching practices for Gesture and Cognition
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- When I’m trying to explain something complicated I instinctively want to move my hands, but in the meeting I pin them down to look composed
- I’ll have a moment where I feel genuinely settled and safe, and then it just evaporates and I can’t get it back when I’m wound up
- I’m slumped over and folded into myself, and I keep wondering why I feel so unmotivated and foggy
- I’ve watched all the videos and read all the guides and I still can’t actually do the thing
- I can do this thing fluently when no one’s watching, but the moment it matters I start micromanaging every step
Practices that may help
- Gesture while learning or explaining
Move your hands to trace or enact what you are thinking — it aids comprehension and recall.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support. - Glimmer anchoring
Link a remembered glimmer to a physical gesture so you can recall its felt sense on demand.
Glimmers: Micro-Moments That Cue Safety - Use posture to scaffold a productive cognitive state
Adopt an upright, open posture before cognitive work to support focus and approach motivation.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Learn through action, not just observation
Do the thing — physically enact, build, or rehearse — rather than studying it at one remove.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Trust Self 2 — give the body an image, not instructions
Set the target in vivid sensory terms and then let the body execute without conscious direction.
The Inner Game: Quieting Self 1 - Use movement breaks to reset and consolidate
Brief physical movement between demanding cognitive tasks improves subsequent performance and supports memory consolidation.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Anchor abstract concepts to a physical metaphor
Map an unfamiliar idea onto a bodily experience to make it genuinely graspable.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Map a new domain onto a familiar bodily one
When tackling an unfamiliar subject, find a physical domain you already know well and map the structure across.
Embodied Cognition: How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking - Glimmer hunting
Deliberately scan your environment for small sensory cues that feel safe or pleasant.
Glimmers: Micro-Moments That Cue Safety
Related concerns
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking At Work
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking Before Bed
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking During Conflict
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking For My Teenager
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking In A New Job
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
- Embodied Cognition How Your Body Shapes Your Thinking On A Budget
Embodied cognition is the view that thinking is not confined to the brain but is shaped by the body’s sensorimotor systems, physical actions, and even posture. Lakoff and Johnson argued that abstract concepts are grounded in bodily metaphors. The research base is active and sometimes contested, but the core finding — that physical states influence cognition — has accumulated substantial experimental support.
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