On: Vocabulary as a Meta Mental Model

[grabbalacious]

Very true. From those classic movies I've watched frequently my brain has gleaned a collection of images, phrases and situations which readily pop into mind. They're not all fully-fledged parables: they're mostly quick analogies which help me to grasp and sometimes to communicate what's going on in the real world.

[avindroth → grabbalacious]

Yeah referencing/re-enacting movies is such a great way to transfer implicit knowledge

[neilkakkar → avindroth]

Same for fiction. I used to read a lot as a kid, but it tapered off as I switched to non-fiction. 5 years later, I'm now coming back to it.

There's something about fiction that makes things click - it's the story standing in for experience :)

[avindroth → neilkakkar]

I can’t do fiction sadly ):

I think there is something that clicks with people, and people should indulge in whatever they end up indulging in. But I am definitely jealous