The latest cohort of Write of Passage just started again. After I took this course the first time, I realized how important creating is. Creating supplies a sense of meaning that is otherwise only noticed in its absence. My friend Michael Sklar pointed out that Write of Passage helps some people connect their rational left brain with the creative right brain. This is certainly the case for me.
Maybe explanatory depth is also linked to the false sense of familiarity. Most of us have seen a bike, and think that we know exactly what it is, how it works and what it looks like. At large first year orientation sessions at university I used to ask the students which way the Queen is facing on the NZ gold coins ($1 or $2). Most of them have seen it and grew up seeing it. They think their answer is correct because they are familiar with it. But only about 20% of students would get it right. The best thing about making this mistake is that they would now remember the correct answer if it came up in a pub quiz. But now that King Charles III is ruling, his imprint on the coin would face the opposite direction from the last monarch.
Maybe explanatory depth is also linked to the false sense of familiarity. Most of us have seen a bike, and think that we know exactly what it is, how it works and what it looks like. At large first year orientation sessions at university I used to ask the students which way the Queen is facing on the NZ gold coins ($1 or $2). Most of them have seen it and grew up seeing it. They think their answer is correct because they are familiar with it. But only about 20% of students would get it right. The best thing about making this mistake is that they would now remember the correct answer if it came up in a pub quiz. But now that King Charles III is ruling, his imprint on the coin would face the opposite direction from the last monarch.
> Well, what if we all just try? And be kind to ourselves when we fail.
A sentiment I can get behind fully 😊