2206.2018
Rethink life
I am impressed that this book gives me so much ideas about "idea". Life actually is a process of thinking and "rethinking". It would be so excited that every day when you wake up you can re-discover who you are and what this world is.
And here is a quote from the book that worth rethink: "Throughout this book we have observed many ways of thinking about ideas, both old and new. And they all depend on maintaining the suspension of belief. That gives us time to look at an idea from other, potentially more fruitful angles, and perhaps to rediscover its continuing power. Take an idea and see if it might be a black box (Lamarckism). Forget about whether an idea is true or false and consider its possible placebo effect (William James's theory of emotion), or whether it is a necessary stepping-stone even if it might be wrong (dark energy). Ask whether an idea has been rejected not because it is stupid but because it would be a power-up (multilingual computer programming). Pay serious attention to the least ridiculous option (panpsychism). Identify what we know we don't know, to stimulate curiosity. Abandon common sense and bet against the market. Take another look at what seems too simple to work. Adopt the View from Tomorrow for an enlightening perspective on current thinking. The suspension of belief is a powerful engine of discovery, and of rediscovery."
And here is a quote from the book that worth rethink: "Throughout this book we have observed many ways of thinking about ideas, both old and new. And they all depend on maintaining the suspension of belief. That gives us time to look at an idea from other, potentially more fruitful angles, and perhaps to rediscover its continuing power. Take an idea and see if it might be a black box (Lamarckism). Forget about whether an idea is true or false and consider its possible placebo effect (William James's theory of emotion), or whether it is a necessary stepping-stone even if it might be wrong (dark energy). Ask whether an idea has been rejected not because it is stupid but because it would be a power-up (multilingual computer programming). Pay serious attention to the least ridiculous option (panpsychism). Identify what we know we don't know, to stimulate curiosity. Abandon common sense and bet against the market. Take another look at what seems too simple to work. Adopt the View from Tomorrow for an enlightening perspective on current thinking. The suspension of belief is a powerful engine of discovery, and of rediscovery."
