everything is a conversation
notes on being in constructive dialogue with reality, instead of staying mired in delusional rigidity
everything is a conversation
"The truth does not require your participation in order to exist. Bullshit does."
~Terence McKenna
~Terence McKenna
Jim O'Shaughnessy • Tweet
Knowledge isn’t transferred; it’s born through the dialogue itself. The teacher becomes not an authority delivering pre-packaged wisdom but a partner in bringing forth what was somehow already there, unrecognized.
A Philosophy of Conversation
An interesting observation in Maslow's work on self-actualized people is that they tend to be less "introspective" than others. Meaning they spend less time thinking about themselves and their feelings. But they are more attuned to their inner compass when *acting on the world*.
Henrik Karlsson • Tweet
We often run into a lot of problems, when we start believing that our truth is THE TRUTH; when we start mistaking our beliefs for reality.
That moment—when “my truth” becomes the truth —is often when curiosity dies and conflict begins.
It’s subtle, too. We don’t usually notice it happening.
One day we’re exploring, the next we’re defending a fixed... See more
That moment—when “my truth” becomes the truth —is often when curiosity dies and conflict begins.
It’s subtle, too. We don’t usually notice it happening.
One day we’re exploring, the next we’re defending a fixed... See more
Anna | BACK TO SENSES on Substack
“People listen better if they feel that you have understood them. They tend to think that those who understand them are intelligent and sympathetic people whose own opinions may be worth listening to. So if you want the other side to appreciate your interests, begin by demonstrating that you appreciate theirs.”
― Roger Fisher, Getting to Yes:
... See moreUniversities claim to promote social mobility but inadvertently perpetuate social hierarchies, whereas the military is an explicit hierarchy that inadvertently promotes social mobility.