Is spatial awareness innate or a learned
skill?
Perhaps a little of both, but you can
definitely upgrade your skills.
Why bother?
Being aware of your surroundings is
obviously a pretty important survival ability … not to mention lowering the
stress level of those around you…
It's true. Think about it. When you are exposed to someone with a
deficiency in this area how do you feel?
Are you one of these people yourself? Do you get lost a lot? Get easily turned around? Bump into things? Inadvertently invade other's space? Step on the cat's paw…
DANCE WITH IT! EXPERIENTIAL APPS
An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas…
If you want to upgrade your spatial
awareness skills you need to 'exercise' this part of your brain. And like everything else, upgrading one skill
set tends to boost brain activity in other areas!
Here's a fun 'exercise to try:
You can modify this yourself by looking
at something on your computer screen and then closing your eyes and seeing if
you can put your finger in the exact spot before you open your eyes. If you do this on a regular basis you can
actually see your improvement!
A really good link to help you understand
more about spatial awareness and all its ramifications:
