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Embodied cognition

This from Rachel Botsman, which I came across via OLDaily, is an object lesson in warm, fuzzy human experience and thinking over cold, clinical machine logic.

When, as an adult, you’re told to reflect on your childhood, you’re often asked to think about your interests. How did you become a consultant, which is so removed from your love of climbing and rocks? What triggered your interest in becoming a doctor? No one ever asks: when did you feel the most alive or playful? When were you most excited at school? Or even better: when did you feel curious and joyful with your learning?