Was reading American Carnage last night, came upon this use of the word. Thought it was a great example, and included the idea of finding a metaphor in the plan to help other people see it more clearly.
Well it’s a plan that (long explanation) vs
Well, it’s a shot in the arm for the flat-lining economy.
This got me to thinking how much Conceptualizing is close to Manner of Thinking. I might put it this way: conceiving of the world as a) as battle or b) a place of love or c) a world of discovery will lead to a) aggressive thinking or b) searching for love or living in love, hopeful thinking or c) exploratory thinking.
and there’s a problem if you’re doing hopeful thinking .e.g during a battle, because the manner of thinking and the conceptualization don’t match.
also problems of inequity if the conceptualization cuts out a part of the world, and creates an injustice. E.g., the world was created for the descendants of White Europeans.
Another thought, trying to learn a word/concept by its definition is linear. I personally learn little that way. Learning by a series of examples is holistic and is how I learn everything. I can only come at new knowledge sideways as I work through process. Been working on something with Jim and he has impressed on me what a big ol’ holist I am. My first reaction was who you callin’ a holist but but I’m learning to live with it.