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The power of metaphors

The power of metaphors

Creativity is when different parts of your brain connect. It's what happens when we are in a state of flow, during meditation or in psychedelic experiences.

Metaphors is how we do that in language. Most of our language is metaphorical. We ask "Do you see what I am saying". We say "Hope this is not hard for you" or "This is the middle of my talk". Most of what we say are metaphors.

Metaphorical thought, your ability to make analogies, is a measure of a good problem solver. The smart people make interesting connections.

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