tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post598589637446162345..comments2023-10-09T06:34:18.351-04:00Comments on Thinking With My Hands: PonderingJohn Shaw-Rimmingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-45473333663522388642011-01-28T20:47:48.911-05:002011-01-28T20:47:48.911-05:00Yes 'spacial memory' is so important. It&#...Yes 'spacial memory' is so important. It's something that might at first be missing in our personal bag of skills, but not something we can afford to leave undeveloped, if we are going to make a living fitting stones in walls, or packing furniture in a moving van.John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-6901338497805675852011-01-28T12:32:13.415-05:002011-01-28T12:32:13.415-05:00When working with stone or adobe etc. time can be ...When working with stone or adobe etc. time can be spent thinking about reducing motion.<br /> A good waller may have the ability to memorize geometric shapes and sizes of the space to be filled as he or she searches a well organized pile.<br />The mind can be trained to visualize the path from chaos (the pile) to order (the wall).Cheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214918997716742448noreply@blogger.com