Comments on: The science of touch

By: Milu Mistry

Milu Mistry — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:50:10 +0000

Touch, Touch is the Most Powerful Things of Human Body.. Which is use to Feel the Real Love. In the Whole day many person touch us but we never feel the real touch when someone person touch ur Body part then you will friested and u can’t think anything but that’s call a real touch.

one more think in relationship when ur Girlfriend touch u or ur Language then u can feel easily. that’s call a science of touch through Love…

So Touch is Connected with Love and Feelings….

By: The therapist

The therapist — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:23:50 +0000

I worked for a company where one of the assistants at the C floor was known to be a haughty and unfriendly lady. While I was standing in her office waiting for her boss to finish a meeting I noticed that she was doing those shoulder movements that tells of too much keyboarding. I asked her if she would like a shoulder rub – I just happen to be good at that. She turned into a totally different person. The following Friday she brought fresh bread in for everybody on the floor. She started to smile and say good morning to people. Needless to say we had good working relations from then on. Her boss on the other hand… that is the only time I have left a meeting and promised NOT to come back until people had learned to discuss in a decent tone. Little wonder she was unhappy.

By: Time to bring touch back to the office

Time to bring touch back to the office — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:50:16 +0000

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By: Ella

Ella — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:03:24 +0000

Alex,
First off I would like to say I have never heard of you, not in a bad way but in a way I’m doing my own research on the science of touch and your blog happened to pop up. I understand how important touch is, but I also think there is a lot more to it than just a simple high five. A high five is fine perfectly fine, its actually a common gesture at my job. But a pat on the back or a light touch on the arm is actually signals that your brain picks up as something more than just “co-worker” friendly. Your brain picks up a lot more than your mind can process which is why touch is misunderstood most of the time, because it all falls under the perception of the person. Also if that person lacks the knowledge and understanding of what that touch means in terms of behavioral science then 9 times out of 10 they will act accordingly to what they know. I don’t disagree with you touch is very important because humans are social creatures but we cant expect everyone to know the true meaning of touch. So I think the way the work place is set up will work for now. But hopefully new understandings will be found and people will learn to open their minds up to the facts, and learn to leave beliefs out of it. :)

By: Deanna

Deanna — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:47:20 +0000

Wow. Nothing freaks me out more than when acquaintances touch me. I don’t care if I’ve known them my whole life (siblings) or if we’re working together… I think I can’t stand the complete lack of control I feel when someone places their hand on me. I don’t feel comforted. I don’t feel encouraged. In class, when teachers gripped my shoulder briefly to silently tell me “well done” all I wanted to do was shrug them off of me.

I don’t mind if other people touch each other outside of work, or as friends or in public. Just don’t expect everyone else to want to join in, and if it is a social norm in the work place, people who don’t participate become strange, or rude, or standoffish (which might be true to some extent, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t respect them anyway).

Oh well… you know what I mean. I should hope so.

By: Alexandria

Alexandria — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:43:34 +0000

I work at a Trader Joe’s (a “unique” grocery store chain). The energy there is always great, and without ever thinking about it scientifically, I realize we do give high fives, pats on the back, genuine personal comments/inquiries, etc. A fellow employee/friend and I would hug when we greeted each other. All the other touches were OK with the ‘bosslady’ but this one didn’t go over well. My solution: now every time I see her, I give her a hug!

She never hugs back, and always yells something along the lines of “Stop! She’s touching me!” but it’s in great fun.

By: Kill your chair

Kill your chair — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:18 +0000

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By: Good morning – in German!

Good morning – in German! — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:02:28 +0000

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By: Gaby

Gaby — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:34:34 +0000

Thanks, Alex, for this insight. I will keep the info and for sure use the results in my work that is about internal communication.

I once worked for a bank in Germany (well these are two locations in which you would not normally expect “personal affection” ;-)). The team was large, about 40 people worked in one open space office. It surprised me a lot that every morning, whoever arrived, walked through the whole office and greeted everybody with a handshake and some personal words. It did not matter if the team members came, the bosses from higher up or anybody from another department. It was known everywhere that here you greet everybody personally. For the first week, I found that very strange and a bit intimidating. Also, it cost a lot of time all in all. Yet afterwards, I really enjoyed it. It gave everybody the chance to get to know the colleagues a bit better, to hear what they are off to or to realize that somebody is not in or just returned from a trip or vacation. There was no need to e-mail weekly lists on who is out when. We just knew it.

Btw, when I moved on to another job, I sort of missed it.

By: Jon Kjær Nielsen

Jon Kjær Nielsen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:42:34 +0000

Working from home today… and can’t seem to find a hug in this place! :o)

In some danish schools (the concept originates with our neighbours in Sweden) they use Tactile Back Massaging. Experiences show, that kids who touch each other, they don’t also bully each other.

Could the boss do rounds…? :o)