dcnorris

This post is from from my other blog here

Here’s where I’m currently at; it’s my belief that there are four key building blocks that form our perception of life:LanguageEmotionSensesMemoryI also reckon that if you view an organisation (or company) in the same way, it allows you to figure out how to influence its thinking and behaviour.This is a tentative conclusion that I’ve reached after discussion and thought over the past few weeks. I’ve been thinking about what elements form the “essence” of our experience and understanding. It started when I realised that we as humans differ immensely from our animal friends in our use of language. Our brains articulate ideas and facts through language and our intentional communication, whether through speech, expression, or text, is rooted in a linguistic thought process. Language is intensely powerful in its ability to convey meaning but if used inconsistently can hide meaning. More about that later.Then, realising that non-intentional communication (reactive expression for example) is more likely a result of emotion than language, I started to understand that there are some fundamental building blocks that allow the grey matter in our skulls to interact with its environment. There’s language, there’s emotion. Building blocks.Another core building block (or a set of building blocks of course) are our five senses; sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. These are inputs that guide us on our way.For us to learn and to put into context our situation, we have memory. Memory, whether physical or mental, allows us to recognise patterns, store knowledge, build skills and interpret emotions.These then are four core building blocks of being human: language, emotion, senses and memory.Mastering these building blocks can lead to integrity, success and contentment.Subscribe in a reader