February 2012
2 posts
Reflections from my Future Self
The interaction between personal identity and the aging process is a fascinating one. Everyone has had some experience in which remembering some personal experience brings about a sense of detachment, as though the person in the memory “isn’t really them”, because their current self is smarter, wiser, and more experienced than that awkward fellow in their memory. I’ve found...
Thinking about thinking
Quote of the day:
“Thinking is a skill, and can be improved.”
(From the cover of Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono.)
What an amazing concept. Who thinks about thinking? My first thought was, I’m too busy thinking to think about thinking. Considering the idea, though, I doubt my “thinking process” is that good that it can’t use improvement. Considering...
