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"Is our particular language a lens through which we view the world?
At first sight, there seems to be nothing unreasonable about posing this question. Since culture has a great deal of leeway in defining con- cepts, it is - in principle - entirely sensible to ask whether our culture could affect our thoughts through the linguistic concepts it imposes. But while the question seems perfectly kosher in theory..." — May 28, 2023 04:51AM
"Is our particular language a lens through which we view the world?
At first sight, there seems to be nothing unreasonable about posing this question. Since culture has a great deal of leeway in defining con- cepts, it is - in principle - entirely sensible to ask whether our culture could affect our thoughts through the linguistic concepts it imposes. But while the question seems perfectly kosher in theory..." — May 28, 2023 04:51AM
In the end all the waiting for buses in the dark and rain was a really good motivation for commuting to work by bicycle, when even if it’s raining you still feel like at least you’re on the move, and alive, and in control of when you’re
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“Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous...”
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“It is never quite safe to think we have done with life. When we imagine we have finished our story fate has a trick of turning the page and showing us yet another chapter.”
― Anne: The Green Gables Complete Collection
― Anne: The Green Gables Complete Collection
“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
― Dune
― Dune
“It is at this point that normal language gives up, and goes and has a drink.”
― The Color of Magic
― The Color of Magic
“The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.”
― Dune
― Dune
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