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I can’t say that it has ever occurred to me to visualize the year as anything at all, and very surprised to learn that it’s apparently a very common (or near un
by plorkyeran 3y ago
I can’t say that it has ever occurred to me to visualize the year as anything at all, and very surprised to learn that it’s apparently a very common (or near universal?) thing to do. I don’t really understand the concept.
- rplnt 3y agoIt's not something that should occur to you. It's just how your brain works. Not everyone has that visual aid. And year (or time) is not the only thing where it's applied. I have different mental visuals for all kinds of concepts. It's called visuospatial synthesis I believe. I find it weird and a bit arrogant that the author didn't open with some explanation.
- julian_t 3y agoSame here - I'd never heard of people having a visual image of a year. I certainly don't. And if you do have such a visual image, do you use it for anything or does it just sit there like a piece of art?