Whew! it is a constant struggle to take in the reams of information even from a select few sources. Trust is a huge concern as there is so much that is biased. And even for a 75-year-old lady sitting in her barcalounger in the afternoon, it's a struggle to stop and digest what has been generously bestowed. Even my current reading, "Maps: College and Last Poems" by Wistawa Szymborska, is proving to be a feast that is to be eaten and chewed one at a time. It is said that it takes about fifteen minutes of concentrating on an idea to take it from short-term memory to long-term. Oy! There is so much wonderful stuff that falls by the wayside of ideas, poetry, stories, etc. I'll died of exhaustion. Your method of writing notes for your Zittelkasten is a good idea.
Nice analysis thank you Alvaro. I have been thinking a while that I might be following writers on substack that confirm my own biases, amd I agree it is lazy to simply 'like' all posts. Not that I should go searching for nazi supporters, but to consciously think more deeply about how I might have subtle differences of opinion.
Thank you for this post. It is absolutely true. I would add this. My therapist used to teach me which thoughts are mine and which are my parents' and even which thoughts originate in my anxiety. I know that opinions are more complicated than simple thoughts but the same process can be applied. I was surprised at first to learn that I can CHOOSE which opinions to label as mine. It was a funny process to dissect my mind and ask, "do I really think this?"
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Whew! it is a constant struggle to take in the reams of information even from a select few sources. Trust is a huge concern as there is so much that is biased. And even for a 75-year-old lady sitting in her barcalounger in the afternoon, it's a struggle to stop and digest what has been generously bestowed. Even my current reading, "Maps: College and Last Poems" by Wistawa Szymborska, is proving to be a feast that is to be eaten and chewed one at a time. It is said that it takes about fifteen minutes of concentrating on an idea to take it from short-term memory to long-term. Oy! There is so much wonderful stuff that falls by the wayside of ideas, poetry, stories, etc. I'll died of exhaustion. Your method of writing notes for your Zittelkasten is a good idea.
Nice analysis thank you Alvaro. I have been thinking a while that I might be following writers on substack that confirm my own biases, amd I agree it is lazy to simply 'like' all posts. Not that I should go searching for nazi supporters, but to consciously think more deeply about how I might have subtle differences of opinion.
I hope you are not affected by the flooding.
Thank you for this post. It is absolutely true. I would add this. My therapist used to teach me which thoughts are mine and which are my parents' and even which thoughts originate in my anxiety. I know that opinions are more complicated than simple thoughts but the same process can be applied. I was surprised at first to learn that I can CHOOSE which opinions to label as mine. It was a funny process to dissect my mind and ask, "do I really think this?"