How understanding humans by focusing on their “psyche” or “mind” can be problematic 🧵👇🏼
1/ takes a stance of separation
To reflect or be reflective is to step (partially) outside of experience, to observe apart
This distance from affective experience can be useful, but it is not all of “what makes us human”
To reflect or be reflective is to step (partially) outside of experience, to observe apart
This distance from affective experience can be useful, but it is not all of “what makes us human”
2/ places meaning in concepts
As opposed to felt experience, of course not in all ways. But as we know avoidances are relentless and deceptive, so many can “fall asleep” in a kind of “dissociative field” of conceptual meaning to avoid the chaos of experiential uncertainty
As opposed to felt experience, of course not in all ways. But as we know avoidances are relentless and deceptive, so many can “fall asleep” in a kind of “dissociative field” of conceptual meaning to avoid the chaos of experiential uncertainty
3/ defensively identifies w concept
b/c the ideas of meaning, that generate the comfort and predictability, take priority (aka “work better”) … the person identifies themselves through their preferred concepts
b/c they are divorced from their “primary experience” of meaning
b/c the ideas of meaning, that generate the comfort and predictability, take priority (aka “work better”) … the person identifies themselves through their preferred concepts
b/c they are divorced from their “primary experience” of meaning
… said another way
the meaning experience comes from “watching the video” over and over of “the concept”
this generates the desired experience
so that video watching is merged with, and defined as “the experience”
the meaning experience comes from “watching the video” over and over of “the concept”
this generates the desired experience
so that video watching is merged with, and defined as “the experience”
4/ how to move into experience
differentiate sensation, mobilizing kinetic action in your body as an ongoing (joyful) attention
Notice how & when “thinking” happens, and what happens to that attention to your embodied experience
useful imo: enjoying this, even when “difficult”
differentiate sensation, mobilizing kinetic action in your body as an ongoing (joyful) attention
Notice how & when “thinking” happens, and what happens to that attention to your embodied experience
useful imo: enjoying this, even when “difficult”
5/ cultivating “dynamic” meaning
Instead of pushing the button that dispenses a “conceptual meaning” treat
Habits of thought or behavior that we “use” b/c they work, but also can limit
Consider instead how the ongoing movement of experience itself is alive & meaningful
♻️
Instead of pushing the button that dispenses a “conceptual meaning” treat
Habits of thought or behavior that we “use” b/c they work, but also can limit
Consider instead how the ongoing movement of experience itself is alive & meaningful
♻️
6/ ideas and experiences are pals
for me, real “aliveness” comes in groups, with similar but different others, sharing affect and information, ideas and feelings
kinetic and alive, with enough structure for helpful forms; not in any way “rigid” to preconception
#emergent
for me, real “aliveness” comes in groups, with similar but different others, sharing affect and information, ideas and feelings
kinetic and alive, with enough structure for helpful forms; not in any way “rigid” to preconception
#emergent
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