The mind lives and grows when fed living ideas, not just dry facts. The difference between living ideas and dry facts is the difference between memorizing the premise of Surrealism in order to pass a test versus having dinner with Salvador Dali himself. Take a moment to put yourself in the living-idea side of scenarios. Picture yourself in it for a moment. What are you doing? And perhaps more importantly, what is happening in your mind?
If this living idea is touching your emotions and firing your imagination, as it should be, your mind will be making mental connections with other experiences you've had or read about. It might not happen immediately, but even after you move on to something else, a part of your mind will notice any other tidbit that is in any way related to that recent living idea. And that's when life becomes personal and real.
So read an autobiography. Spent time with monkeys. Or find a way to put yourself in some other shoes but explore living ideas on which your mind can live and thrive.
If this living idea is touching your emotions and firing your imagination, as it should be, your mind will be making mental connections with other experiences you've had or read about. It might not happen immediately, but even after you move on to something else, a part of your mind will notice any other tidbit that is in any way related to that recent living idea. And that's when life becomes personal and real.
So read an autobiography. Spent time with monkeys. Or find a way to put yourself in some other shoes but explore living ideas on which your mind can live and thrive.
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