Verboticism: Properception
DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.
Properception
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Propp-purr-sep-shun
Sentence: His lack of properception is a severe handicap at work, but he can talk for hours about the exact arrangement of peanuts in the snack bowl.
Etymology: Proper+perception. Actually, properception is a technical term in psychiatry, which means "capturing the world and the internal needs" as opposed to perception, "capturing the world and the external stimulus" (Wikipedia).
Points: 671
Comments: Properception
Discoveria - 2007-01-26: 06:20:00
Inspired by, but not to be confused with "proprioception", which is the ability to sense the position and orientation of your muscles/body.
wordmeister - 2007-01-26: 07:02:00
Good one Discoveria! Very well researched! Detailed! Obviously you don't suffer from properception...
Discoveria - 2007-01-26: 09:57:00
Thanks - though of course I didn't do that much research - Verboogle picked it up!
wordmeister - 2007-01-26: 16:36:00
Wow, that Verboogle is everywhere!