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From: Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Visualizing
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On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 16:08:19 -0700, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

>On 9/6/24 7:53 AM, john larkin wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I was driving and listening to the local mostly-annoying NPR radio
>> station, but they had an interesting interview with a book author. It
>> was about his novel or some poetry or something.
>> 
>> What was interesting was his recalling a conversation that he'd had
>> with his wife. She was takling about a plant or something and asked
>> him to visualize it. He was astounded that she, or anyone, could close
>> their eyes and *see* something they were thinking about.
>> 
>> I was shocked to learn that there are people who can't form a mental
>> visual image.
>> 
>
>Many may just have never tried hard enough. In their dreams almost all 
>people do though.
>
>
>> Close your eyes and consider a nice white ceramic dinner plate with a
>> beautiful deep red apple sitting in the center. Can you see it? From
>> the side and from the top? Do you see the stem? The colors? Imagine it
>> slowly rotating? See the fruit fly?
>> 
>> If the world is divided between people who can visualise and people
>> who can't, that could explain a great deal.
>> 
>
>Yesterday I did a bike ride with the guys. Very hot weather and half way 
>through the ride I had this image in my head of a large stein of 
>Pilsener, with foam and with the condensation water dripping down the 
>outside of the glass. It gave me a lot of extra punch to get to the 
>brewpub faster.
>
><https://cameradobrewing.com/our-beers>
>
>Often Dan or Kate already start pouring a Pilsener when they see me 
>rolling up on the road bike.

Sounds like the old sales motivation:  "Visualize Success!"

Joe Gwinn