Fidget Spinner Craze
Andre Moulton
Information Technology Development, Design, Integration, Cloud, & Support Services for the Entire North America
Whether it's biting your nails, touching your hair, playing with your clothing or spinning pens, you probably fidget many, many times a day. Herein lies the reason why the fidget spinner has become the latest toy craze among children and even adults. It's called a fidget spinner because it can spin and allows you to do what you normally try not to do which is fidget. The toy looks like a cross between a ceiling fan and the head of a triple headed electric shaver. As you can see, the fidget spinner is not exactly the most complex of inventions, although it gives a whirring sound while it spins. And fidgeting certainly is not a new human behavior. Find someone who doesn't fidget at all and you've probably found someone who's gotten full-body Botox.
Reviewing the science behind the potential benefits of fidgeting may make you fidget, because there are theories but limited concrete scientific evidence. One thought is that fidgeting may occupy parts of your brain that otherwise would distract the rest of your brain with random thoughts. Imagine that your brain is a family that needs to make an important decision. If the young children in the family aren't occupied by toys, they may demand too much attention, interfering with decision making. Another possibility is that body movements are actually part of the thinking and expression process. Try writing long email, giving a TED Talk, talking on a date or singing a song while remaining perfectly still. Besides appearing creepy, such motionlessness may feel "unnatural."
A third possibility is that fidgeting serves as a ritual. Rituals can offer comforting predictability, familiarity and structure that may be relatively absent in real life. Some of the benefits of rituals, including calming and focusing you. Repetitive motions such as squeezing a ball or tapping your pen can be comforting mini-rituals.
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