by Ben Fairbrother | Jan 25, 2015 | Creative Comprehension
How would you think without language? Some would simply respond that you cannot, some would say that we thought in terms of symbols. Suffice to say: we do not know how thought functions without language. Many of us have a running dialogue in our mind, a personal...
by Ben Fairbrother | Dec 22, 2014 | Creative Comprehension
Sometimes I find myself judging the present moment based on my wants and desires. Instead of seeing things for what they are and gleaning the value inherent in every situation, I can become detached and uninterested. Shouldn’t it be interesting enough that I am...
by Ben Fairbrother | Jul 3, 2014 | Creative Comprehension
We love to break things down into component parts in order to make sense of the world around us. We classify everything, creating neat divisions and categories to facilitate our understanding. Yet these divisions are our own: they may help us to understand, but how...
by Ben Fairbrother | Jun 5, 2014 | Creative Comprehension
I was talking with someone about painting, and she said with a glum tone “I was trying to make _____, but it did not come out how I wanted.” This made me think of when I would draw in my childhood: I would always criticize and try to perfect my work every...
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