the imaginary what could be said about the act of using one's imagination? the capacity to...

The Imaginary

What could be said about the act of using one's imagination?

The capacity to foresee the future?

What kind of “hook” could one use in a presentation?

A human characteristic

“The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future. (…)

Until a chimp “knows” about the law of gravity (…) until it weeps at the thought of growing old alone, or smiles as it contemplates its summer vacations, or turns down a fudgsicle because it already looks fat in shorts, I will stand by my version (…) we think about the future in a way no other animal can, does, or even has, and this simple, ubiquitous, ordinary act is a defining feature of our humanity.”

Daniel Gilbert – renowned psychologist from Harvard University

But why????

Our brain allows us to “plan”.

The human brain is equipped with a part that allows us to make “plans” and “predictions”: the frontal lobe.

Amusingly enough, it is also the source of “anxiety”.

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