I really appreciate that! It means a lot. You can download PDFs of the whole series from my Wander Words Resources: https://wanderwordsbyjltooker.substack.com/p/resources-library Though, it's best experienced on Substack. I hope you enjoy the whole series! Feedback is welcome, especially suggestions for future topics. Thanks again!
I don’t know if you’ve read Sara Imari Walker’s “Life as No One Knows it” but as I read this piece of yours a lot of the ideas in it reminded me of that book. I think she has some lectures and such that might introduce her ideas and work more quickly than the book.
It’s not about communication per se, but is related.
Thank you so much for the mindful comment and your subscription. I am not familiar with Sara Imari Walker, but she is now on my radar and the book is in the basket, so to speak. I deeply appreciate learning and thank you for sharing. "Everything' is about communication in one way, isn't it? (That's me flashing personal bias.) :-)
I read that only 7% of human communication is in words. The rest is conveyed by body language, facial expression, vocal tone, and context. If we were to rely solely on words for communication, although evern here on Substack we have pictures, videos and audio, we might miss the other 93% of the message. I am reading Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi, and other is a scene where the human girl is able to communicate with an alien humanoid mostly by pointing. That would be very difficult for beings, such as whales, who don;t have articulated hands or tentacles. Wonder what the body language of octopi indicates?
Thank you, Charlotte, for adding to the conversation. Most of us have certainly heard or said something to the effect of “I trust what your body is saying, more than your words.” :-) The bias of human-centric ‘language’ may indeed be a wee too limiting. And thanks for the “Zoe’s Tale” reminder!
I am loving this topic. I am on a mission to read all your Whale Song posts.
I really appreciate that! It means a lot. You can download PDFs of the whole series from my Wander Words Resources: https://wanderwordsbyjltooker.substack.com/p/resources-library Though, it's best experienced on Substack. I hope you enjoy the whole series! Feedback is welcome, especially suggestions for future topics. Thanks again!
I don’t know if you’ve read Sara Imari Walker’s “Life as No One Knows it” but as I read this piece of yours a lot of the ideas in it reminded me of that book. I think she has some lectures and such that might introduce her ideas and work more quickly than the book.
It’s not about communication per se, but is related.
Thank you so much for the mindful comment and your subscription. I am not familiar with Sara Imari Walker, but she is now on my radar and the book is in the basket, so to speak. I deeply appreciate learning and thank you for sharing. "Everything' is about communication in one way, isn't it? (That's me flashing personal bias.) :-)
Well it’s definitely a very useful lens for thinking about a lot of things!
I read that only 7% of human communication is in words. The rest is conveyed by body language, facial expression, vocal tone, and context. If we were to rely solely on words for communication, although evern here on Substack we have pictures, videos and audio, we might miss the other 93% of the message. I am reading Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi, and other is a scene where the human girl is able to communicate with an alien humanoid mostly by pointing. That would be very difficult for beings, such as whales, who don;t have articulated hands or tentacles. Wonder what the body language of octopi indicates?
Thank you, Charlotte, for adding to the conversation. Most of us have certainly heard or said something to the effect of “I trust what your body is saying, more than your words.” :-) The bias of human-centric ‘language’ may indeed be a wee too limiting. And thanks for the “Zoe’s Tale” reminder!