The Amazing Things & Ideas - 069 On Perspective
For today’s newsletter, I want to share some (rough) musings on a topic that really fascinates me and I think is crucial to deeply understand the human condition. Everything tastes good if you are hungry
Perspective is everything.
All observation is theory-laden. When you see something, you look at it through a lens that manifests into that observation. And this doesn’t just apply to literally seeing things. If you encounter some new fact or information, you process it through a worldview, your worldview, and come to an understanding of things in accordance to that worldview. Worldviews need not be permanent. New explanations can mold the worldview. But the worldview also molds the reality of the person holding it. What one thinks of any particular thing stems from what they fundamentally think of everything (i.e. their worldview). New Podcast Episode#7 – Michael Strong: Deschooling Society and The Future of Education Michael is the founder of a virtual school called The Socratic Experience. He is one of the most experienced designers of innovative school programs in the United States. In our conversation, we talk about the future of education, deschooling society, Socratic questioning, gamifying learning and much more! Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Thank you for reading.If you’ve found value in my newsletter (or other works) so far, please consider buying me a coffee. Your support helps me create better. You also help me out by subscribing to this newsletter and telling more people about it! And if you ever want to be friends, you can reply to this email or DM me on Twitter. Onward, If you liked this post from The Amazing Things & Ideas Newsletter, why not share it? |
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064 On the value of health and obsession
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Every time I'm sick I get reminded of what the historian Thomas Fuller once wrote: “Health is not valued until sickness comes.”
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