Really resonated with the "looking closely" snippet. This ties in well with an idea I had recently when traveling in Kyoto that the nature of our universe (and I use that grandiose term for everything we do including our lives) is that it is fractal. The closer you look at something, a whole new universe opens up and on and on. It's not even something metaphysical. It is as simple as our brains are the ultimate filtering mechanisms - they are very good scoping our area and then presenting us stimuli from that and when we look closely, they start rescoping your perceived universe into that little thing.
This bit "they are very good scoping our area and then presenting us stimuli from that and when we look closely, they start rescoping your perceived universe into that little thing." is the key. Our brain can try and will try for this. We need to be receptive to it.
I've had phases where I feel super energized to 'looking closely' and those days feel satisfying. But then on others, it feels such a distraction and with no meaningful output to show that I ditch that idea.
The thing is, both have value. Looking too closely and looking too broad. I think the idea is to be able to zoom in, zoom out when needed which is very hard for most if not all of us.
Really resonated with the "looking closely" snippet. This ties in well with an idea I had recently when traveling in Kyoto that the nature of our universe (and I use that grandiose term for everything we do including our lives) is that it is fractal. The closer you look at something, a whole new universe opens up and on and on. It's not even something metaphysical. It is as simple as our brains are the ultimate filtering mechanisms - they are very good scoping our area and then presenting us stimuli from that and when we look closely, they start rescoping your perceived universe into that little thing.
This bit "they are very good scoping our area and then presenting us stimuli from that and when we look closely, they start rescoping your perceived universe into that little thing." is the key. Our brain can try and will try for this. We need to be receptive to it.
I've had phases where I feel super energized to 'looking closely' and those days feel satisfying. But then on others, it feels such a distraction and with no meaningful output to show that I ditch that idea.
I guess the trick will be to stay at it.
The thing is, both have value. Looking too closely and looking too broad. I think the idea is to be able to zoom in, zoom out when needed which is very hard for most if not all of us.