Visuospatial failure
While paying bills, I ran out of checks in my checkbook. I needed to swap in a new book of checks. I could have simply taken out the old book of checks and swapped in a fresh one, but I needlessly took out the register first. In any case, it should have been a very simple matter to reassemble the checkbook; it consists of (1) a plastic holder, (2) a register, and (3) a book of checks.
I sat fiddling with the three items for literally five minutes, completely befuddled. That’s how poor my visuospatial abilities are. I simply couldn’t figure out how to reinsert the register in the plastic checkbook holder and orient it properly. It was pathetic.
Whoever came up with that trendy idea a few years ago of “multiple intelligences” was, well, spot on.
March 6th, 2005 at 2:28 pm
hmmmm… didn’t get it from me. must be mom.