Experiment #2: Notice and Move

Notice and Move is the next activity to add to your daily AT experiments. It's very simple. You Notice and then you move.You Notice and then move again. Here are some guidelines:

1.
Make the movements short. Snap your fingers or sing a note. Take a step or tap a table. Stand up. Any movement that takes about a second will work. Short moves are the best because you're going to do a bunch of them in a row.

2.
Move immediately after you Notice. Don't wait to feel the effects of Noticing and in particular, don't wait until you're "sure" you've Noticed "correctly." Just flash the thought of Noticing and LOCOMOTE.

3.
Pause for a split second right after you've moved. This wipes the slate clean for the next Notice. As you get good, the pause will happen without your even thinking about it, but in the beginning pausing consciously keeps the movements from blurring into each other.

4.
Notice and Move 8 times in a row then pause for 10 seconds; that's one round. Do 4 rounds; which takes about a minute and a half once you get the hang of it.


Notice and Move is designed to help you experience how quick and simple Noticing really is. Repeatedly choosing Noticing over "old habiting" improves your coordination and it lays the groundwork for the next skill: being able to extend Noticing. Give it a try and see what you think.