Okay, FJS, enough! At least for the moment. Time to lighten up.
I'm pretty close to understanding God and will write a brief post to explain all of this before too long. However, there are several things on this earth that I do not understand and these seem to be closely related. These are:
- musicians
- typists
- court reporters
- sign-language interpreters
- calculator-machine operators
This post WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? is intended to add much customer-value to FJS THOUGHTS. Unfortunately, I don't have the value to add myself, so I will humble myself and ask that you -- the post reader -- add the value here for me. I invite you -- I implore you -- to please add comments sufficient for me and for all to help understand what the aforementioned folks are THINKING when they do what they do.
I have played music since 4th grade. I can read treble clef a bit. I know a few chords. I don't have the foggiest idea what musicians are THINKING when they zip thru notes and chord progressions effortlessly. How the heck do they move their fingers so quickly? so that what comes out actually sounds nice? How do they memorize all those songs? notes? chords? lyrics?
LYRICS? Many songs have rhyming words verse after verse. How do they keep it all in order without mixing things up? How do bands play together and seem to get the notes all right, not adding an extra note here or there, all knowing exactly how long to hold this note or that rest? I don't have a clue? Please leave comments and explain all of this to me.
And while you're at it, perhaps you will be so kind as to explain much the same for typists, court reporters, sign-language interpreters and calculator-machine operators. Once again, WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? when they do what they do? My brain simply does not work THAT FAST. And yet, I think I have a rather average brain. We're all made of more or less the same stuff. I don't have a clue!
I can type about 60 words per minute. When I type, I am thinking to myself 1 letter at a time. I spell out every word quietly to myself, and type letter by letter, 1 at a time. This cannot be -- CANNOT BE! -- what professional typists are thinking and doing. It's just not possible that this is the secret to speed typing, or court reporting, or sign-language interpreting or calculator-machine operating. What do those people know that I do not know? What is their secret? How do they do what they do?
I thank each of you who will add insight and value to this post by adding comments in sufficient detail to explain to me and to other mere mortals these mysteries of the earth.
Most Sincerely,
FJS