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The Brain & Culture: A Symbiotic Relationship – Dr Iain McGilchrist

The Weekend University

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Do You Have Any Reflections on the Concept of Writing to Think?

i often find that to understand something and to gain insight or a new perspective, it helps to write freely, freehand. The right hemispere is actually more intelligent and sees more of the game. But it's a very important process to verbalize your in as long as you don't allow it to narrow down what you're saying. i had grave, grave difficulty writing the master and his emissary because everything i knew seemed to be connected to everything else. And so i was forced to confront certain things, which actually helped shape some of my understanding. So why not just die with the knowledge that you've been there? You see nit like you saw this work of art

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