Monday, September 21, 2009

Unnecessarily-Left-Brained thinking...

Daniel Pink in A Whole New Mind says: "And if a picture is worth a thousand words, a metaphor is worth a thousand pictures" (50).

So....
IF
1 picture = 1000 words
AND
1 metaphor = 1000 pictures
THEN
1 metaphor = 1,000,000 words
But...
The metaphor he used to follow that claim was only 34 words...

:-)

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    You are a natural blogger! I can already tell. Warning: It may be addictive!

    Fabulous start, Peter. Go forth and blog.

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  2. Mary Anne HartleySeptember 24, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    It really takes a true right brained thinker to write metaphors. I think it took your left brain to make the calculations, correct?

    Metaphors paint pictures, right? So what does that mean for your calculations? Does it take a million words to paint a picture or can that comparison/calculation be made?

    Was it right brained or left brained of you to make these calculations? Your left brain organized the info and computed the numbers. But didn't it take your right brain to see the need for the calculations in the first place?

    Just thinking...Mary Anne

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  3. Mary Anne HartleySeptember 24, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    Oh, one more thing. You need to add World's Best Husband to your list beneath your picture.

    "If you can't win in your own backyard, where can you win?" by can't remember

    Excellent Blog Dear!

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  4. RonaldSeptember 27, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    Awesome! You are a natural blogger! I think MA is correct about your use of your right and left brain. You never cease to amaze me with your insightful comments and thoughts.

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  5. Job23:10September 30, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Hi Peter: Truly delightful. You have an old soul my grandmother would say. Thanks for sharing your insight. r

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