(x) There is a girl in the engineering center who I have always had my eye on but we never have really done anything outside of casual talk. I saw her sitting in the engineering center and we naturally had a conversation about future employment.
I wanted to ask her on a date but I couldn't do it. I wasn't mentally prepared. My mind hit that conflicting stage where I send myself two messages at once and I can't do anything: a. Do it, you know its a yes, and it would be fun, and it would mean a lot to her. b. Don't do it. You don't want to strain a relationship that you have had for 3 years in the last 5 weeks. And when my mind is paralyzed the conservative, don't do it attitude ALWAYS wins, so I stepped away.
I have a theory that I might have to start on something easier: complete strangers, otherwise my "mind freeze" is just going to repeate itself ad-infinitum.
About Me
- Elliott Hedman
- Elliott Hedman is a research assistant working on his PhD in the MIT Media Laboratory's Affective Computing group under the direction of Rosalind Picard. He helps organizations build better empathy with their customers. Developing new technologies that measure physiological arousal in real time, Elliott has measured anxiety, stress, and excitement. He uses these sensors to better understand the emotions of children playing with LEGO bricks, employees at a bank, and children with autism in therapy. His findings suggest that physiological signals provide a strong foundation for introspection – helping people communicate their feelings that are both difficult to observe and express. Elliott received his B.S. in Electrical Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is a Junior International Snow Sculpture Champion.
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