[ExI] Bandwidth of Information Gleaning

[Keith Henson]

At 04:08 PM 5/4/2007 -0700, Jef wrote:
>On 5/4/07, Anne Corwin <sparkle_robot at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I had a manager a while back who was very verbally-oriented -- he preferred
> > spontaneous verbal/auditory interaction, whereas I am more 
> text-oriented and
> > visual.

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>   For
>example, my thinking is extremely visual/analytical (I actually think
>in terms of graphs and geometric shapes)

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>Likewise, drawing
>relationships on a whiteboard versus modeling with hands or other
>objects can make a big difference in rapport and understanding.

There are times when even a white board won't do.  For the moving cable, 
step taper space elevator I had to build a model because I could not 
describe or even create a 2D picture how the pulleys would be threaded.

Keith