The Art of the Possimpible*
IN SHORT: Changing our words really can change our world!
“The difference between ‘can’t’ and ‘can’ is that ‘can’t’ requires a lot of certainty while ‘can’ just asks for a little possibility.”
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(~841 words, approx 5-8 mins to read.)
Last time we discovered that the general assumption that words are just tools for describing our experience isn’t true and that in fact the words we use also define our experience too. I promised that this time we’d dig into that a little more and discover how we can use that to our advantage. Read More »
There’s No Such Thing As Blue.
IN SHORT: We don’t just talk about the world we experience, we experience the world we talk about. So if the world we experience isn’t how we’d like it to be, our first stop should be to change how we talk about it!
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
[Ludwig Wittgenstein, 19-20th century philosopher]
(~1081 words, approx 5-8 mins to read.)
First, a question to ponder for a moment or two: What colour is the sky? Read More »