Tiny is good – the mind finds it pleasing
After snapping this photograph I realize the perspective is why I like it. The house looks tiny with glowing windows reminding me of a miniature toy house.
Searching around as to why the mind likes tiny things I found out a few things.
Most everyone loves and finds tiny things adorable like puppies, kittens, and babies. The mind definitely finds tiny things pleasing.
One of the founding fathers of ethology (animal behavior) Nobel Laureate Konrad Lorenz suggests it is the features including a small size promote parental care.
Our dog Max is tiny at less than 10 pounds, wearing his little bomber jacket, so cute we really find him fun to play with and watch. He makes us laugh every day.
People are willing to spend money on tiny things.
Part of our attraction to miniatures may be that they provide our sensory-seeking brains with highly concentrated dosages of tantalizing stimulation.
This is one of the reasons we like miniatures since they are compact, intricate visuals and a limited space. Research shows our touch and gaze are drawn to the regions that hold the most information in a scene.
This dollhouse nine feet by 14 feet in Chicago receives $200,000 in renovations.
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American silent film actress Colleen Moore's dollhouse is called the Fairy Castle. It is 7' tall, has twelve rooms, and required 7 years to construct, beginning in 1928. In 2012 dollars, the fairy Castle would cost $7 million and when first put on tour it generated $9 million in revenue over a four-year period.[17][18] It has been on display since the 1950s at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois[19] and is visited by an estimated 1.5 million people each year. wikipedia
Mental Floss has an interesting article on why we love tiny things. They write we are nurturers by nature and small things make us act with care.
Do you have any tiny decorations? We are getting ideas to start building a miniature scene for the holidays.
Hope you enjoy this tiny post
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@rebeccabe,
I don't know Rebecca.
My wallet here on Steemit is pretty tiny ... indeed, it redefines the word tiny ... and I can promise you I'm not too pleased about it. It certainly doesn't make me feel "nurturing."
Indeed ... it makes me want to harpoon a whale.
Quill
LOL, I hear ya @quillfire! And that Steemi crypto keeps getting tinier. Here I go feeling nurturing, how about a tiny piece of cake?
@rebeccabe,
Apropos ... "Let Them Eat Cake." Oh, the irony.
Quill
It was done with the best intentions. LOL Sorry about the irony.
Don't you think it is cute?
@rebeccabe,
My image downloads aren't working at the moment and so I'll have to return in the morn as even I can't BS this one. :-)
I SHALL RETURN.
Quill
now there is some irony in that.. you can not even enjoy your tiny cake. lol
haha! howdy rebeccabe! how interestings, I didn't know that everyone liked tiny things but I guess that dollhouse proves it! And look at Max! What a cutie, he looks good in that jacket! lol.
It makes you feel good to see tiny things lol.
Yes, Max is cute.
And tiny cleaning!! Thats the best part!
@blanchy LOL you need a tiny little duster .. great idea ... in the mean time put your pets to work..
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Haha
Hmmm... I don't recalled liking tiny things except my cats before they grown up...
When you were a child did you have toys? Maybe your toys were big... not sure.
I don't really remember, we were poor then, don't think we have toys to play with much...
Oh so sad, maybe that is it.
Well, you probably still think babies are cute.
It is okay... just a silly post.. I read the neurons in the front of the brain become more condensed the more detail the tiny thing has. :) That is where the pleasure from the brain happens.
That's very interest as well.
Babies are always fun to play with!! :)
I read we like it too because we don't feel threatened. Something tiny cannot hurt us. :)
I think it's logical. It's always the fear created by our minds that making us defensive.
Right, I agree.
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This is one of those obscure topics that you don't really contemplate until you see something, such as the house in your photo, which gets you thinking. Now that this has got me thinking about it as well, it would be fair to say that you're right. The mind does seem to enjoy small things - take M&M's, for example. There's something just so awesome about those little sugar-covered globules of chocolate!
I agree and the more the merrier, a nice little pile, yummy.
That is why we like the little m&m cartoon guys.