Since a lot of us are science majors of some sort, this should make sense...for those of you who aren't it should still be logical. Hopefully, you fall in one of the two categories.
I wanted to share a malfunction in the flow of communication where what was said (the theoretical meaning) and what was heard/perceived (the actual meaning) were not the same. Something went awry in either the encoding or the decoding because there was definitely a source, a channel, a receiver BUT the message wasn't the same.
Monday night I got a text:
"hey i can't focus worth crap want to run away for a bit?"
BUT since I was reading and driving (NEVER do this by the way...it isn't smart or safe, I should stop but that is for another day) I read:
"can't focus wanna run for a bit?"
When I called her to say that I am a horrible runner but would be a willing partner to clear our heads and refocus we both became extremely confused. She was wanting to "run away" but I thought she just wanted to "run". Eventually, we figured out the problem was Elena needs to go back to first grade and relearn to read, and we laughed and went to Five Guys for brain food.
I realized that just like in my chemistry labs, we (poor communicators) don't "actually" yield the theoretical meaning. Although unlike chemistry labs, the theoretical and actual can be and usually are the SAME. Once there is effective communication and cooperation of both parties the actual meaning and theoretical meanings become "equivalent".
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