Podcasts about similes

This is part four of a four-part series on how to make your presentations more interesting. So far, we spent the first couple of weeks cover my seven "impact ideas" which are fun things to add into presentations to jazz them up. Last week, we cover audience participation. In that episode I covered a few mistakes that presenters make when they try to get the audience to interact as well as my best secrets to get the audience to open up in a positive way. This week, I cover what I call the "Secret Sauce" to a great presentation -- Analogies, Similes, and Metaphors. When you insert this small parts of speech into your presentations, they add flavor and fun. And the more technical your presentation, the more important these things are.They can make even the most difficult and technical speech easier for the audience to understand.

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Mazel Tov and Jumping a Broom, know the spirit behind a thing (Ep 55) before following a thing. Ignorance is bliss (Ep 253). Principles, illuminations, Revelations, Numerology, Entendre, Similes, Types and Foreshadowing.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (07/02/24), Hank continues to expound the theme of hermeneutics, focusing on figurative language and similes in particular.Hank also answers the following questions:Is the biblical description of hell literal or figurative? Joel - Springdale, AK (4:59)How do you reconcile Romans 10:13 and Acts 13:48? Warren - Vancouver, BC (15:10)Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol? Derek - St. Louis, MO (17:41)Is Jesus equal or inferior to God? How would you interpret Isaiah 42:1 in this regard? Ken - Nashville, TN (22:28)

You can donate to the podcast here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsorWeChat: atozenglishpodcastAs easy as pie - Very easy"The exam was as easy as pie."As stubborn as a mule - Very stubborn"He's as stubborn as a mule and won't listen to reasonAs strong as an ox - Very strong"After years of weightlifting, he's as strong as an ox."As white as snow - Very white"Her dress was as white as snow."As sharp as a tack - Very sharp or smart"She's as sharp as a tack, always quick with a witty response."Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/vocabulary-spotlight-common-english-similes/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok: @atozenglish1Instagram: @atozenglish22Twitter: @atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Debora by Jangwahttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dilating_Times/single/debora/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us a Text Message.Join us as we dissect the intricacies of McCarthy's writing style, from its absence of punctuation to its biblical undertones, and uncover how these elements shape the narrative's profound impact.In our discussion, we unravel the complexities of the characters, particularly the enigmatic figure of the judge, and explore how violence intertwines with their development. From the haunting deserts of the American Southwest to the depths of the human psyche, we delve into the book's exploration of the thin line between civilization and chaos.With each page, Blood Meridian forces us to confront the darker aspects of humanity, raising questions about the nature of evil and the blurred boundaries between the natural and supernatural. Our conversation navigates through the cyclical nature of violence, the impact of repetition, and the haunting beauty of McCarthy's prose.Join us as we reflect on the lasting legacy of Blood Meridian and compare its reception to other works in the literary landscape. Whether you're a seasoned fan or discovering McCarthy's world for the first time, this episode offers fresh insights and perspectives that will leave you questioning the very essence of humanity.Tune in to explore the depths of violence, humanity, and the supernatural in Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.Find Carl D. Albert: https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Crowns-Book-One-Eternal-ebook/dp/B0BY5T8Z9NFind Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@chrismohanFind Varsha: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountainSupport the Show.PageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastBuy me a coffeeLinktreeLogo by The GlimmerTwin Art HouseJoin Riverside.fm

Dante and Virgil begin their climb from the first to the second terrace of Purgatory but as they do, they climb up in an incredibly contorted and difficult simile that swaps around emotional landscapes before landing them in the song of Jesus's beatitudes as well as the screams of hell.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we explore the climb out in this most difficult simile.Please consider contributing to underwrite the many fees associated with this otherwise unsponsored podcast. To do so, visit this PayPal link right here.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:42] My English translation of the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, lines 100 - 117. If you'd like to read along or continue the conversation with me, please go to my website: markscarbrough.com.[03:18] The giant simile about the staircase up to San Miniato al Monte and to the second terrace of Purgatory.[08:50] Four reasons why this simile is so difficult (and perhaps contorted).[13:29] The body/soul problem once again that ends with the first of the beatitudes.[15:50] The inescapable landscape of hell.[19:23] Rereading the passage: PURGATORIO, Canto XII, lines 100 - 117.

as dark as night - as light as a feather. - as white as a sheet - as quiet as a mouse - as good as gold - as free as a bird • as hungry as a wolf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ezenglish/support

Ajahn Brahmali talks about some of the similes of the Buddha found in the Suttas, such as the snake, raft, mountain and more. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

The Similes of Salt and Light --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/william-wannall/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/william-wannall/support

In der heutigen Episode nehme ich dich mit auf eine spannende Reise in die Welt des Storytellings im Verkauf. Unser Fokus liegt auf einem besonderen Juwel der Rhetorik: den Similes. Ich zeige dir, wie diese kurzen, aber kraftvollen rhetorischen Figuren deine Verkaufsgespräche in ein neues Licht rücken können. Stell dir vor, du könntest komplexe Ideen in Sekunden vermitteln und deine Kunden sofort fesseln. Genau das ermöglichen Similes. Ich teile mit dir, wie du sie effektiv in deinen Gesprächen einsetzen und deine eigenen kreativen Similes entwickeln kannst. Zu Beginn erwartet dich eine kleine, etwas freche Geschichte, die die Wichtigkeit von Timing und Kreativität im Storytelling hervorhebt. Wir sprechen darüber, warum Storytelling weit mehr als nur eine Verkaufstechnik ist und wie es als umfassende Werkzeugkiste für verschiedene rhetorische Stilmittel dient. Ich gebe dir praktische Beispiele und Tipps, inspiriert von großen Persönlichkeiten wie Steve Jobs, damit du deine Verkaufsgespräche auf das nächste Level bringen kannst. Egal, ob du schon lange im Verkauf tätig bist oder gerade erst anfängst, diese Episode wird dir wertvolle Einblicke und Werkzeuge bieten, um deine Verkaufsfähigkeiten zu verbessern. Schalte ein und entdecke gemeinsam mit mir die Kraft der Kürze im Storytelling! Und vergiss nicht, unseren Podcast zu abonnieren und eine Bewertung auf Apple Podcasts zu hinterlassen. Dein Feedback ist mir wichtig und hilft mir, den Podcast weiter zu verbessern. Freue mich auf dich!

E26: Teacher Certification Podcast | FTCE | Reading | Figurative Language, Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, Personification & Allusion In today's episode, I'll be talking about the FTCE General Knowledge Reading Subtest. This is part 5 of a multi-series review of what YOU need to know to pass the Reading section of the GK. Today we are going to talk about literary devices used in the text such as figurative language and what you need to know to pass the Reading portion of the GK.  Check out this ⁠⁠⁠⁠free resource⁠⁠⁠⁠ for an English Language Skills study guide or visit the FTCE Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information and resources. Support FTCE Seminar! Contributions are appreciated and help support the maintenance of this resource. Donations can be made with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Listener Supporter Link ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ftceseminar/support

Tuesday 21st November 2023 Bhante Sangharatana joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. Due to social distancing regulations, these weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.

Loving him was like…what? You may know all the words to this old favorite song, but do you know what they mean? In today's deep dive, we're unpacking “Red” from Red (Taylor's Version). After our previous episode on Fall where we talked about why this is an autumn-coded song, our hosts spend more time trying to understand the many (many) metaphors (or is it similes? Analogies?) Taylor Swift uses to describe this relationship. We'll get a High School English lesson, references to some Millennial-favorite TV shows, and a chance to explore Red as an analogy for Taylor's transition from country to pop. And then we realize…there's no right answer!   Mentioned in the episode:  “Red,” Red (Taylor's Version)  “Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas”, John Pollack Aesop's Fables “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” “august,” folklore “Bridgerton” E2: Deep Dive - Enchanted E6 - Deep Dive - It's Time to Go  “Picture to Burn,” Taylor Swift “The Hills: New Beginnings” “Complicated,” Avril Levigne    *** Episode Highlights:  [00:20] Introducing today's deep dive song, “Red”  [01:42] 1st person, 2nd person…whose experience is this? [04:38] How Taylor uses metaphors to make things universal [08:07] Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, oh my! [11:50] Are these tangible, universal metaphors? [16:59] Red as a metaphor for Taylor's career [20:06] Our favorite part of any Swift song: the bridge! [26:40] Do we actually understand this song?   *** Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe   Follow us on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree → linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts   This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.

English Phrases - Ready to Unlock the Secrets of English Similes and Metaphors? Want to sound like a native English speaker? Dive into a sea of similes, metaphors, and everyday English phrases https://adeptenglish.com/english/phrases/ that will elevate your fluency! Welcome to a one-of-a-kind Adept English lesson https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/ where we decode the poetry of the English language, right from ‘as snug as a bug in a rug' to 'as fresh as a daisy.' Why You Can't Afford to Miss This Lesson:

The first simile compares the gleam of the army's bronze to the shining of a fire consuming forests on top of mountain. The second simile refers to the broad movements of the host: they are compared to tribes - ethnea - of geese that fly backwards and forwards and then settle with a thunder on some Asian meadow; in just such a way the many tribes – same word – flowed from the ships to the Skamandrian plain, and made the earth thunder with their feet and the hooves of the horses. Another two-line simile follows comparing now their number – rather than their motion – to the number of leaves and flowers in their season, of spring. The fourth simile compares the shape of the squadrons to the many tribes – same word, ethnea – of close-packed flies that gather in season of spring around the milk in the shepherd's station: in just such a way do the Akhaian tribes – again, same word – gather in the field eager to shatter the Trojans.

A central duality appears in the work of Henri Cole: the revelation of emotional truths in concert with a “symphony of language” — often accompanied by arresting similes. We are excited to offer this conversation between Pádraig and Henri, recorded during the 2022 Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, New Jersey. Together, they discuss the role of animals in Henri's work, the pleasure of aesthetics in poetry, and writing as a form of revenge against forgetting.Henri Cole was born in Fukuoka, Japan and raised in Virginia. He has published many collections of poetry and received numerous awards for his work, including the Jackson Poetry Prize, the Kingsley Tufts Award, the Rome Prize, the Berlin Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, the Lenore Marshall Award, and the Medal in Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent books are a memoir, Orphic Paris (New York Review Books, 2018), Blizzard (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020), and Gravity and Center: Selected Sonnets, 1994-2022 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023). From 2010 to 2014, he was poetry editor of The New Republic. He teaches at Claremont McKenna College and lives in Boston.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

Hona Black, author and recent graduate of Te Tohu Paerua o Te Reo Kairangi, joins us to kōrero about Te Reo, particularly his book -of the book 'He Iti te Kupu: Maori Metaphors and Similes'. The book can be purchased from https://aotearoabooks.co.nz/he-iti-te-kupu-m-ori-metaphors-and-similes/

Venerable Sunyo presents some additional parts of the 2022 Samadhi Workshops that were not covered due to time constraints – namely, the Jhana similes (AN5.28) . Venerable Sunyo's translation of the Sutta can be accessed here. You can also read AN5.28 on Sutta Central. “Five kinds of noble right convergence, including similes”, Sutta Central. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In this Dhamma session, we look at a question that has been asked by one of our kalyāṇamittas: “I was wondering if you could do a teaching on the four jhāna similes as found in the Samādhaṅga (Pañcaṅgika) Sutta among many others and how they relate to the development of jhana. The bath attendant, lake, lotuses and white cloth.” In answering this question, we take the opportunity to go through the whole sutta, which has a total of 8 similes given by the Buddha. This is a very powerful teaching from the Buddha on developing the noble five-factored right concentration. It emphasises: how we direct the mind to develop the jhāna concentrations, using the Buddha's jhāna similes as skillful means; having attained the jhāna concentrations, by reviewing we "know" we possess certain important attributes (including the noble eightfold path, the enlightenment factors); and with the noble five-factored right concentration, we now have the basis or foundation to direct the mind towards the special knowledges or supernormal powers, and are capable of realising them. Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to: — Dvedhāvitakka Sutta (MN 19) — Pāsarāsi Sutta (MN 26) — Vicayahārasampāta (Ne 21) — Āneñjasappāya Sutta (MN 106) — Kāya Sutta (SN 46.2) — Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) — Culapanthakavatthu (Dhp 25) Bohoma pin (much merit) to the person who asked this question. **A slide with a "Summary of the Buddha's 8 similes from the Samādhaṅga (Pañcaṅgika) Sutta (AN 5.28) as shown in this Dhamma session has been posted to our Telegram channel (https://t.me/suttameditationseries/712) The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://tinyurl.com/2s3vumw5 Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. Selected tables, slides and documents are shared via the Sutta Meditation Series Telegram channel - https://t.me/suttameditationseries For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suttameditationseries/message

We talk a lot in the podcast about ways to reduce nervousness and become a better presenter. However, one of the big parts of making a speech is the ability to create presentations that (1) the audience likes and wants to hear, and (2) are interesting and easy to understand.On this episode, I'm going to show you the "secret sauce" to designing fun and interesting presentations. This secret will add humor to your speech. It will also help you make technical content way easier for the audience to understand.Interestingly, the technique is only a secret because so few presenters use these items in their speeches. In fact, the processes are taught in every literature class in the world.Metaphors, Similes, and Analogies: The Special Sauce for Your Presentation MasterpieceMetaphors, Similes, and Analogies are your secret weapon when you create presentations. I like to think of myself as a pretty good speaker and writer. I always hated English class in high school and college, though. So, I always got confused between what was a metaphor, what was a simile, and what was an analogy. To me, these parts of speech were so similar that I didn't really see a lot of difference in them. (Still don't, by the way.)However, these often confused parts of speech are the special sauce to really great presentation burgers. If you use them just right, these items will be like adding the perfect piece of jewelry to a formal dress. They will take a speech that is already pretty good and make it exceptional.Show Notes: Metaphors, Similes, and Analogies: The Special Sauce for Your Presentation Masterpiece (https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/metaphors-similes-and-analogies-the-special-sauce-for-your-presentation-masterpiece/)

If sleep is the cousin of death what is deep sleep? Similes, principles, illuminations, entendre, revelations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-and-eaz/message

This is PART 2 of episode 133. In today's lesson, Liz and I will be going through 15 common similes that you'll hear in everyday conversation. Some are literal, so they'll sound normal, others are quite random so you may want to write these down in your notebook. If you would the full list of words, with examples and a quiz to make sure you've understood them, be sure to sign up to Premium Content at americanenglishpodcast.com. See link below. A simile, according to Oxford Languages is “a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.” A similes comparison that the words like or as to compare things. For example, you may hear someone say that you look like a deer in the headlights if you look confused. This is a common simile and it's a vivid visual, it evokes the image of a deer standing in front of the headlights of a car. While in a coffee shop in Italy, I had no idea how to order a coffee, I just looked at the barista like a deer in the headlights. In addition to the word like, you'll recognize a simile in speech when you hear a comparison made with as, as used twice. In today's audio, for example, you'll hear Liz say she feels as old as dirt. Dirt is the brown stuff you use in your garden, you dig a hole in dirt to plant seeds. When something is described as being as old as dirt it means it is very old. Liz feels as old as dirt.*****Premium Content: This episode is part of Season 3. By purchasing Season 3 transcripts, you'll be able to access the full episodes, the full PDF transcripts for episodes 101 - 150, an Mp3 download  and the premium podcast player to work on your pronunciation.  Get ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1 - 3  (with 5 in-depth courses to improve your English,  includes all transcripts + mp3s)Get the Free E-Book: 101 American English Slang Words *****Support the show

In today's lesson, Liz and I will be going through 15 common similes that you'll hear in everyday conversation. Some are literal, so they'll sound normal, others are quite random so you may want to write these down in your notebook. If you would the full list of words, with examples and a quiz to make sure you've understood them, be sure to sign up to Premium Content at americanenglishpodcast.com. A simile, according to Oxford Languages is “a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.” A similes comparison that the words like or as to compare things.For example, you may hear someone say that you look like a deer in the headlights if you look confused. This is a common simile and it's a vivid visual, it evokes the image of a deer standing in front of the headlights of a car. While in a coffee shop in Italy, I had no idea how to order a coffee, I just looked at the barista like a deer in the headlights. In addition to the word like, you'll recognize a simile in speech when you hear a comparison made with as, as used twice. In today's audio, for example, you'll hear Liz say she feels as old as dirt. Dirt is the brown stuff you use in your garden, you dig a hole in dirt to plant seeds. When something is described as being as old as dirt it means it is very old. Liz feels as old as dirt.*****Premium Content: This episode is part of Season 3. By purchasing Season 3 transcripts, you'll be able to access the full episodes, the full PDF transcripts for episodes 101 - 150, an Mp3 download  and the premium podcast player to work on your pronunciation.  Get ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1 - 3  (with 5 in-depth courses to improve your English,  includes all transcripts + mp3s)Get the Free E-Book: 101 American English Slang Words *****Support the show

An in-depth study of the Book of Hosea and the Book of Joel. This lesson focuses on covenant infidelity, symbolic names, the door of hope, paying a ransom, removing bounds, outward or inward, similes for sin, the scattering of Israel, the law of the harvest, getting what we deserve, a plea to return, the last days, imminent destruction, a trumpet in Zion, signs of the times, spiritual outpourings, the Valley of Decision, and more.  0:00 Introduction 5:29 The Book of Hosea 9:29 A Wife of Whoredoms 15:36 Symbolic Children 27:57 Infidelity & Reconciliation 42:31 The Door of Hope 56:26 Ransom for a Second Chance 1:03:43 The Apostasy of Israel 1:12:17 Israel & Judah, Removing Bounds 1:17:11 Outward or Inward 1:27:23 Similes for Sin 1:39:54 Eaten by the Eagle, Bucked off the Bull 1:47:43 The Scattering of Israel 1:55:18 The Law of the Harvest 2:00:54 God Never Gives Up on Us 2:10:38 Calling by the Prophets 2:16:53 Getting What We Deserve 2:26:05 A Final Plea to Return 2:35:02 The Book of Joel 2:37:04 Destruction Awaits 2:44:49 A Trumpet in Zion 2:52:55 The Signs of the Times 3:03:42 The Spirit Poured Out Upon All Flesh 3:12:11 The Valley of Judgment 3:21:27 The Valley of Decision 3:26:50 Conclusion

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo gives four similes for full-body awareness in the context of not following feelings into craving as outlined in dependent origination.

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks about the four jhāna similes featured in The Greater Discourse at Assapura

She had heard her students use the word "like" as if it were an adjective. 

We've come a long way down into INFERNO and we'already passed dozens, even hundreds of similes. (It all depends on how you count them.) This podcast episode is an interpolated one in our slow-walk across Dante's masterwork COMEDY. Here, I'd like to look at the six basic types of similes Dante has used to craft his work (so far). Join me, Mark Scarbrough, for this admittedly literary episode of WALKING WITH DANTE. Are these the only types of similes Dante uses? Of course not! But they're a good start to a larger discussion about this classic and classical poetic technique. Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE: [01:55] Similes used to describe Dante the pilgrim's inner, emotional landscape. [08:31] Derived, balanced, and highly crafted similes from various literary traditions and classical authors. [15:43] Simple similes to describe complex, external, imaginative environments. [22:40] Ironic, discordant similes toward the bottom of INFERNO. [28:49] The beginning of metaphysical similes that will become more prominent in the next two canticles, perhaps a development of the similes about the pilgrim's emotional inner landscapes. [31:23] The misguided, mismatched, almost "red herring" similes of lower hell.

“The modern system of art is not an essence or fate but something we have made. Art as we have generally understood it is a European invention barely two hundred years old. It was proceeded by a broader, more utilitarian system of art that lasted over two thousand years, and it is likely to be followed by a third system of the arts.” -Larry Shiner, The Invention of Art: A Cultural History (2001) (What do you think this third system of the arts would look like?) "...a therianthrope combining a feline body, human hind legs and Oryx horns.” -Archaeologist Juergen Richter describing a figure painted on a stone slab in Namibia 25 000 years ago (New Excavations of Middle Stone Age Deposits at Apollo 11 Rockshelter, Namibia: Stratigraphy, Archaeology, Chronology and Past Environments, (2010)) "...The artist's gift is of this order. [They are the person] who has learned to look critically, to probe [their] perceptions by trying alternative interpretations both in play and in earnest. Long before painting achieved the means of illusion, [humans were] aware of ambiguities in the visual field and had learned to describe them in language. Similes, metaphors, the stuff of poetry no less than of myth, testify to the powers of the creative mind to create and dissolve new classifications. It is the unpractical [person], the dreamer whose response may be less rigid and less sure than that of his more efficient fellow, who taught us the possibility of seeing a rock as a bull and perhaps a bull as a rock. And artist of our own day, Georges Braque, has recently spoken of the thrill and awe with which he discovered the fluidity of our categories, the ease with which a file can become a shoehorn, a bucket a brazier." -E.H. Gombrich, Art and Illusion (1962) “The secret of the day and night is in The constellations, which forever spin Around each other in the comet-dust;— The comet-dust and humankind are kin.” -Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (973-1057 CE) See many of the hunter disguises mentioned in this thread (and follow @evolving_moloch/https://traditionsofconflict.substack.com/): https://twitter.com/Evolving_Moloch/status/1448229624899457027 Sources/place for discussion: https://old.reddit.com/r/DilettanteryPodcast/comments/xstblv/32_the_origin_of_art_or_homo_aestheticus_part_1/?

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

Welcome to another captivating episode of the Data Gurus Podcast! Sima is delighted to have Lindsay Zaltman joining her on the show today! Lindsay is Partner and CEO at Olson Zaltman, a world-renowned marketing strategy firm. In this episode, Lindsay shares his background and talks about how he got to where he is currently in his career. He explains the way they work at Olson Zaltman. He also dives into how humans think and experience the world through metaphors and discusses how metaphors can be used as an effective marketing tool. Lindsay's background Lindsay's father was one of the founders of Olson Zaltman. He was also a Professor of Marketing, and Lindsay often used to look at the work he was doing. He always encouraged Lindsay to think about things a little differently- as he did in the marketing world. So from early on, Lindsay knew he would make his career in marketing, market research, or insights. Lindsay did his undergrad with an anthropology background and went on to get a Master's degree in marketing research. He spent some time in the advertising world, doing account planning, and then joined Olson Zaltman. Olson Zaltman Olson Zaltman has been around for the last twenty-five years. They specialize in getting into the unconscious thoughts and feelings of consumers. They were doing System 1 thinking long before it got that label. Lindsay considers Olson Zaltman the founder of applying neuroscience to the area of market research because they specialize in getting into consumers' deeper thoughts and feelings and helping their clients develop strategies built on deeper thinking to make bigger business impacts. They specialize in metaphor as their primary way of thinking. Metaphors Metaphor is the most basic way humans think about and experience the world around them. Metaphors cross all language, demographic, and cultural barriers. In western languages, we tend to use about five to six metaphors per minute in our conversations. Surface metaphors When consumers talk about a brand, category, or experience in life, they use the surface metaphors that reside in their 5% of conscious level thought, without even realizing it. Those surface metaphors become shorthand for more complex ideas. Deep metaphors At Olson Zaltman, they have bucketed those surface metaphors into deep metaphors. There are only about sixteen to eighteen deep metaphors, and they are unconscious universal frames that all humans share. Balance, container, transformation, freedom, and connection are some of the themes, human truths, or unconscious frames, that all the surface metaphors are tied into. Consumers Consumers don't know that they have those deep metaphors. Olson Zaltman's role is to uncover them and help clients leverage them for their product innovations or communications. They explain to their clients how a bundle of surface metaphors fits into a key theme of a deep metaphor. The work they do About half the work they do at Olson Zaltman is marketing, communications, branding, and insights. The other half is research and development, or renovation if the client is getting into a new product category. US patent Their most tried and true product, and the one they are known for, is called ZMET. ZMET is a metaphor elicitation technique developed by Lindsay's father, and it was the first marketing research technique to get a US patent. It is a qualitative one-on-one in-depth process. A quantitative tool They also have an online quantitative tool, called Simile, to measure the deep metaphors in statistically significant ways. Big data There is a lot of excitement going on with big data. Lindsay feels that the pendulum may have swung too far towards looking for quicker surface-level input versus some of the deeper thinking that techniques like ZMET allow clients to do. However, he does acknowledge that the things learned from big data are the “what” and those create an opportunity fo...

Entrepreneurs can realize their goal to think better, think Austrian by taking a systems thinking approach. We can ditch linearity and hierarchies in favor of distributed networks and webs of causality and create better knowledge – more aligned with the real world — and better mental models. Professors Laura and Derek Cabrera of Cabrera Research Lab and Cornell University — leading authorities on systems thinking — speak to Economic For Business on the application of systems thinking for entrepreneurs, and everyone. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights There's a crisis in thinking in the business world. Laura and Derek Cabrera have conducted deep research in the field of business thinking, and they've identified both the problems and the solution. The problems include reductionism (we're taught to think about parts of systems instead of the system as a whole); hierarchical organization of thinking (versus complex distributed networks); thinking in categories versus breaking down part-whole groupings; thinking in terms of liner cause-and-effect versus webs of causality; and the prevalence of bivalent logic (right/wrong, black/white) rather than the multi-valent logic of many right answers. This way of thinking is not well-aligned with the realities around us. The solution is systems thinking — the thinking of complex adaptive systems. Systems thinking aligns with how the real world works. Our mantra at Economics for Business is Think Better, Think Austrian. Systems thinking is better thinking (and Austrian economics fully embraces complex adaptive thinking — what Mises called constant flux and Hayek called spontaneous order and Lachmann called the market as a process of combination and recombination). Systems thinking defines complex adaptive systems in this way: Autonomous agents follow simple rules based on what's happening locally around them, the collective dynamics of which lead to the emergence of the complex dynamics we see. This description is actually a mental model of a complex adaptive system. The products of systems thinking are mental models. None are perfect representations of reality, but they help us when they are better representations of reality. Four simple rules of systems thinking produce better mental models. By following 4 simple rules, over and over again, anyone can become a practiced and adept systems thinker. The rules are captured in the acronym DSRP. D is for Distinctions. Systems thinkers make distinctions between different things and different ideas. We can make distinctions between different customers, different costs, different sales channels, different suppliers, different employees. We identify boundaries, what's inside and what's outside. We differentiate, compare, and contrast. S is for organizing ideas into systems of parts and wholes. Every thing is a system because it contains parts. Every e-mail contains words which contain letters which are made up of pixels. We construct meaning when we organize different ideas into part-whole configurations. We split things up or lump them together in systems of context. We group, we sort, we classify, we assemble. R is for identifying relationships between and among ideas. We can't understand much about anything without understanding the relationships between or among the ideas or components. Relationships include causal, correlation, feedback, inputs/outputs, influence, etc. Fundamentally, relationships are action and reaction. We live in an infinite network of interactions, including between our own thoughts, feelings, and motivations. We connect, interconnect, associate and join. P is for looking at things from different perspectives. When we make a distinction or identify parts and wholes or identify a relationship, we are always doing so from one particular perspective, made up of the point from which we are viewing and the thing or things in view. Being aware of the perspectives we take is paramount to understanding ourselves and the world around us. If we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change. We frame, we interpret, we empathize, and we negotiate from a perspective. Systems thinking is not a set of steps but a set of rules, and from the interplay of these rules emerges the dynamics of systemic thought. There are four types of action for systems thinkers applying the DSRP rules. 1) See Information and structure. To construct meaning and mental models, we take in information and structure it. It's important to recognize the difference between the information and how we structure it. A good way to do this is visualization: use whiteboards or sticky notes or software to map out systems and parts (e.g., boxes within boxes on a chart) and relationships (lines between the boxes). This physical manifestation of a system can help create new knowledge and point to solutions. Laura and Derek told the story of a large conglomerate business that, by visualizing its divisions and functions and the information flows between them, was able to identify redundancies, see where communications and information was lacking or blocked off, and design a new and improved structure. 2) Use common patterns in the structure of mental models. Laura and Derek use the term cognitive jigs: forms of information structuring that can be used again and again. A list is one type of cognitive jig. It can be used to order priorities or structure wholes into parts. Similes and metaphors are jigs. There's another called a relationship distinction system (RDS) that can help solve silo problems in organizational design by identifying required relationships and the people responsible for them, and the resources required to operate the relationship. Excel spreadsheets and tables are jigs. Look for useful cognitive jigs and use them over and over again. They increase the efficiency and speed of thought. 3) Make structural predictions. Austrians are wary of predictions because we know the future is uncertain. Here, we are not talking about predicting the future, but predicting the possibility of new knowledge existing after restructuring information. For example, a new relationship opportunity could emerge if we change our perspective. A new understanding could emerge if we break something that we were treating as a whole into its parts. We can identify gaps in our current thinking and make a bet that there's something positive in changing that thinking. We can create new knowledge. 4) Embrace the logic of and/both. We are taught bivalent logic: there's right and wrong, there's black and white, there's X and Y. There's an alternative: multivalent logic. There can be more than one right answer. There can be a continuum rather than fixed points. One example of multivalent logic applies in the analysis of what customers want. They have a variety of preferences, ordered in different ways at different times and in different contexts. They are continuously learning what to want, and always making trade-offs. Bivalent logic won't help entrepreneurs understand customers' choices or decision-making processes. Another example of bivalent versus multivalent logic is cause and effect compared to a web of causality. We tend to think of cause and effect as neighbors on a timeline. The cue ball of cause strikes the colored ball of effect and moves it in a designated direction. But it's more realistic to think of the events of our lives or our business having multiple causal factors. There are so many mediating factors and external and internal variables that lead us to be more systematic in our thinking about them. Purposely look for webs of causality rather than shoehorn observed phenomena into a linear causal model that doesn't match the reality of the world. Systems thinking includes the recognition of individual subjective purpose and intent. The perspective of methodological individualism leads Austrians to worry about whether systems thinking is well-aligned with Austrian thinking. I asked Laura and Derek this question. The response: “I would say that's precisely what systems thinking entails — the notion that each individual agent is following simple interaction rules with other agents, and that those interaction rules are leading to the system and its emergent properties. An example of an interaction rule from Austrian economics: humans act in order to improve their circumstances. Another is that they use their own subjective value system to determine what is an improvement. The action axiom, subjective value, opportunity cost in choosing between alternatives, profit and loss and the context of constant change are the simple rules of Austrian economics. Practice, practice, practice. Systems thinking is something everyone should be able to do. It can be practiced. Our brains are already building mental models about the world. It's already in us and so it pays to be aware of it. It's like any exercise: more reps make us stronger. Look at anything through the DSRP lens when you are feeding your dogs or driving down the highway observing billboard advertisements. Make the neuronal pathways of DSRP second nature. This can occur at the level of individual learning or of organizational learning. In episode #152 (Mises.org/E4B_152), we discussed the organizational model of VMCL — an organization using learning to acquire the capacity to do its mission every day to achieve its vision. Additional Resources "How to Become A Systems Thinker" (PDF): Mises.org/E4B_160_PDF1 "Practical Systems Thinking Actions and Behaviors" (PDF): Mises.org/E4B_160_PDF2 Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problems by Derek and Laura Cabrera: Mises.org/E4B_160_Book Cabrera Research Lab: CabreraResearch.org