Tag: language
Educating out relationships
Education today requires leaving, learning to speak in abstract idioms, which transmutes us into relating differently.
When you return home … More lint
I’m just keeping it real
Our culture is filled with excuse phrases, often confusing bluntness with truth and rudeness with honesty. It is incredible how … More lint
words matter
To distinguish between "want" and "wish" is typically easy, but parsing between "desire" and "pleasure," or "obligation" and "commitment," reveals … More lint
Enriching insight by demoting language
Language is the dominant form to carry messages, but it is not the only means of communication and understanding.
Overreliance … More lint
Mirroring conversations into identity
We mirror conversations in our head: we take in what is said and replay it (like an infinite mirror) to … More lint
Therapize Everything
We therapize everything. We use language to displace feelings and concepts, recognizing them by naming them. The naming convention allows … More lint
The power of a name
By naming a thing, you create yourself in the image of the concept.
example: Once, you would have been … More lintEntropy vs. Tenacity
Our stubborn refusal to let the world fall apart is painfully costly. Yet, someone has to put in the energy … More lint