Hi Meg -- I just had to comment that my son (who is 19) realized he had aphantasia about a year ago thanks to a Reddit thread. He ended up writing a college admissions essay about it and gained entry to an honors college with a hefty scholarship because of it! As his mom, I was not at all surprised when he explained it to me.
Your thoughts on the potential power of AI and associated technology to aid those with processing differences (and, by extension, learning differences!) has made me think more critically and optimistically about these advancements in tech!! If folks who create various sorts of original media could opt in to helping such a program or algorithm etc, I too would do it in a heartbeat. I’d never thought of it that way before. Thank you 💜
Looking forward to listening to your playlist in the am! At a glance, based off what you chose, you’d probably love Sister Winter by Joseph...all the sad, emotional winter vibes and very enjoyable to sing along to.
I think that we all see the world differently whether that is because of training or the way our brains are programmed. That was illustrated to me twice really clearly in the last five years, once was when William Shatner went to space and when he came down he was trying to describe his very profound experience to Jeff Bezos the way an artist would and the only thing Jeff could connect with was the power of the engines because as an engineer that was what he recognized. They experienced the same thing differently. And another time when I went on a hike with a naturalist. As a photographer I was looking up, keeping an eye on the sky and the light. As a naturalist she was looking down delighted over every flower. She knew more about things i frequently overlooked. All of this to say, the way you see the world and express it expounds and expands my experience. I am grateful for every word you share and your playlists. It is all food for my soul, and helps me see differently and express things I was feeling but didn’t recognize. I am grateful for the way you see the world.
I have known for some time that other people could think with images and I couldn’t, but I didn’t know there was a name for it, and it feels validating that there is. Aphantasia. Thanks for that.
Hi Meg -- I just had to comment that my son (who is 19) realized he had aphantasia about a year ago thanks to a Reddit thread. He ended up writing a college admissions essay about it and gained entry to an honors college with a hefty scholarship because of it! As his mom, I was not at all surprised when he explained it to me.
Your thoughts on the potential power of AI and associated technology to aid those with processing differences (and, by extension, learning differences!) has made me think more critically and optimistically about these advancements in tech!! If folks who create various sorts of original media could opt in to helping such a program or algorithm etc, I too would do it in a heartbeat. I’d never thought of it that way before. Thank you 💜
Looking forward to listening to your playlist in the am! At a glance, based off what you chose, you’d probably love Sister Winter by Joseph...all the sad, emotional winter vibes and very enjoyable to sing along to.
I think that we all see the world differently whether that is because of training or the way our brains are programmed. That was illustrated to me twice really clearly in the last five years, once was when William Shatner went to space and when he came down he was trying to describe his very profound experience to Jeff Bezos the way an artist would and the only thing Jeff could connect with was the power of the engines because as an engineer that was what he recognized. They experienced the same thing differently. And another time when I went on a hike with a naturalist. As a photographer I was looking up, keeping an eye on the sky and the light. As a naturalist she was looking down delighted over every flower. She knew more about things i frequently overlooked. All of this to say, the way you see the world and express it expounds and expands my experience. I am grateful for every word you share and your playlists. It is all food for my soul, and helps me see differently and express things I was feeling but didn’t recognize. I am grateful for the way you see the world.
I have known for some time that other people could think with images and I couldn’t, but I didn’t know there was a name for it, and it feels validating that there is. Aphantasia. Thanks for that.