A little experiment. Take a medium length sentence, this one, say, or any other you see nearby, and read it out loud. Really, out loud.
No. Out loud.
Cool! We do this all the time, and I personally think we're not nearly impressed enough by it.
But the experiment's not over.
No. Out loud.
Cool! We do this all the time, and I personally think we're not nearly impressed enough by it.
But the experiment's not over.
Now use your mind to make your tongue do stuff. Stick it out. Poke it in a cheek. Touch your two front teeth. Come *close* to your two front teeth but don't touch them.
C'mon now, you've come this far, do it.
Remarkable, isn't it? The degree of control you have.
Not done yet.
C'mon now, you've come this far, do it.
Remarkable, isn't it? The degree of control you have.
Not done yet.
Now go back to that sentence, and say it again, out loud again, only this time, use your mind to control your tongue to do it.
G'ahead, nobody's listening, consciously make your tongue shape the words out loud.
G'ahead, nobody's listening, consciously make your tongue shape the words out loud.
What do you think of that?
I'll tell you what I think of it: this is why the prevailing paradigm in the software trade, the centralized communication and control of fancy-typist code drones, doesn't result in high-performance software production.
Have a lovely night!
Have a lovely night!
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