When we visualise view from above we are broadening our chronological and our spatial perspective. It's almost an idea proof technique. So I don't know why it's not more common. But again it's related to the view from above because essentially it's just a technique for broadening your perspective.
This is the audio of an interview I gave recently for Book Club with Kaiden Kelly, talking about How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, Verissimus, and Stoicism, self-help and modern psychology.
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