Dear Friends,
I came across an article in the May ‘Science of Mind Magazine’ by Mark Waldman and Andrew Newberg about how our brain can only absorb about 5- 10 words and recall them accurately. That is only one sentence or 10 seconds.
They also said the slower you speak the better people retain what you said. In this day and age when everything seems to be going so fast, I feel dazed at times.
Have you noticed the rapid speech on TV shows? Sometimes we have to rewind them just to figure out what someone said.
Time… to … slow … down … .
Knowing this about our beautiful brains will help us when we are in a conversation and want to make a point. If we can keep our sentences slow and short, they will remember what we said. We have all been around very expressive people who do not seem to even take a breath when they talk. It is hard to break in and say, “I agree, I disagree or I have to leave now.”
We all know how important our words are. For they come forth from a belief, and then a thought. Let us make our words be profound, uplifting, encouraging, beatific and short.
I know in reality we will say many more words in conversation, however be mindful of who is listening to you and for how long. If you are telling a story be sure to pause occasionally and read people’s expression and body language to know if you need to wind it up.
It is better to hear, “Go on, I can’t wait to hear the end,” rather than see, ‘the deer in the headlights look.’
Short, Soulful and Slowful,
Abigail