Ask yourself to inquire.
Philosophy is something you practice. Since we quickly get used to ordinary things, then how do we open our minds to the unknown? To ask. Ask yourself.
Philosophy is something you practice. Since we quickly get used to ordinary things, then how do we open our minds to the unknown? To ask. Ask yourself.
Thaumazein (to feel wondrous) is key. New inspiration requires surprise. It takes a moment to jump out of the circuitry of the expected. Open up your heart.
We think with our minds and act on what we think. James Gibson flipped this view called the nature of our interaction with our environment affordance.
We are the eyes and ears of the earth, and we can think as if we were the earth. We live between ourselves and the air. Interaction is the soul.
Look at how the ant walks on the sand. It’s not that the ant’s mind is complicated. It’s the environment. When you feel unsettled, it is reflected in your mind.
Based on empathy, Adam Smith theorized the foundation of the modern economics. How do we use the energy of the mind? The human mind is also an economy.
We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are the shining parts, is the soul.
The foundation of all learning lies in memory. And all input and output always pass through the brain’s working memory. Working memory is critical and limited.
Facing each other is essential, to the other person and to yourself. But not always.
Before facing the situation, there is an essential thing. Walk alongside.
The human body comprises 60 trillion cells and 100 trillion microorganisms in the gut alone. Trust your gut. The “gut self” knows what the mind does not.