How to tell whether you are a Visual, Aural, or Kinesthetic learner.
Written 8/19/2024.
Having taken 7 hours of lessons, I figured out some fun facts about the three different kinds of learning. Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic learning.
First, whenever I need to memorize a code and put it into another place (e.g. text a code to enter to get into a website), I always look at it and say the numbers/letters. When I put the code into the box, I have a stronger association with the spoken numbers/letters than written. (Auditory)
Second, when I was younger, I could watch a presentation and repeat it almost verbatim afterwards. This helped a lot when I was a professional speaker as I could learn and practice my craft. (Auditory). Even when I develop a new speech. I may write it out or the bullet points, but the words are just in my brain, and I can access them as I need them.
Third, I am still a strong visual learner, having a Master’s degree and also in my insurance practice, I can sort through 40,000 pages of the Affordable Care Act in my brain, find the correct piece, summarize it so that it’s actionable by my clients. It’s one of my superpowers.
Now let’s talk about dancing this past weekend. I noticed when I was learning the first line dance (with 16 distinct moves), that the less I thought about which move came next and trusted my body to know the moves, the better I did. I’ve never really thought of myself as a kinesthetic learner, but it was fun to put my mind on hold and watch my feet/hands/body just react to the music (Kinesthetic).
It was surreal.
Have you ever had that experience when your body knew what it was supposed to do before your mind did? My guess is yes. Tell me about it in the comments.