Isomorphisms

Lately I’ve been thinking about how some skills (usually “hand-eye coordination” skills) are based on an individual’s ability to create an isomorphism. That is, the ability to map one’s body onto something abstract (or at least ‘non-body’).

For example, pop&locking presumably benefits from the ability to create an isomorphism between one’s body and an external view of your own body. Similarly, playing a video game usually involves a mapping from one’s hands to the virtual world. And alcohol use or cell phone conversation impair the isomorphism between one’s body movements (such as turning a steering wheel) and the car’s movement.

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If there were no rewards to reap,
no loving embrace to see me through
this tedious path I’ve chosen here,
I certainly would’ve walked away by now.
And I still may.