Want to solve a problem? Don't just use your brain, but your body too










More information: "Spontaneous Gestures Influence Strategy Choices in Problem Solving", Psychological Science.

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not rated yet Jun 01, 2011
That's because moving your body is an extroverting act. Introversion and extroversion are fundamental decision making mechanisms, as well as conditioned responses to our environments.

People in introverted states; states that are bound, are more prone to defensive responses as they internalize, and start thinking more. This is why intellects are generally introverts, as the introversion process promotes more intellectual responses.
People in extroverted states are more prone to "think outside of themselves," and engage in instinctive primal hunting tactics. This includes seeing things from alternative perspectives.

This is why active people tend to be happier, as introversion tends towards defensive responses, why uptight people are always on the defence, why intellects tend on viewing the world as doomed, and why more computer time and less activity are leading to a gradually increasingly insecure society lacking in direction and principals.


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