Changing viewpoints

Clock Watching

The viewpoint at this moment (VATM) is that quiet sitting happens in response to dis-ease. If  there is peace of mind there is no urge to just sit. I am mindful ‘on demand’ rather than ‘by the clock’. 

The urge to sit was growing before that last paragraph began. But the paragraph prompted ‘flow’and sitting slipped from mind.

This makes an important point about thought moments and viewpoints. Neither has an abiding reality and this raises questions –

• ·         Where does a viewpoint come from?
• ·         How strong is it?
• ·         How long does it last?
• ·         Where does it go to?

‘How long does it last?’ Anything from a fraction of a second to a few minutes under normal circumstances. When in ‘flow’ it might last for a couple of hours. 

Where does it come from and go to?  The viewpoint passes in and out of up-front conscious attention. But it presumably ‘exists’ for long periods in the unconscious. For this to happen it might be stored in ‘memory’ from which it will be recalled from time to time to be involved in an unconscious, multi-module, mind-mapping exercise. 

How strong is it? Some viewpoints are more stable than others. When they are pulled from memory and mixed with contemporary inputs their relevance might still be highly rated.  Good ideas close lazy minds. But then again, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” 

Corridors of Power

So long as the environment is stable the traditional way of doing things can continue. If the viewpoint has survived long enough to become a tradition then it must have something going for it - and it will be socially reified and sanctified. Creative innovators will not be favoured in the corridors of power. 

But it is different when the environment is changing. Viewpoints will have to change to fit the new reality.  There will be initial resistance to change but, if the viewpoint and the social system are to survive, then the creative innovators will have to generate new viewpoints. Cognitive dissonance will enervate the culture for a while. Creative innovators will be favoured in the corridors of power.

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SO - That is my viewpoint at this moment (VATM). There was no awareness of what might appear when the writing began. 

In retrospect I recognize many of the ideas but there is a touch of creativity in the way they have been put together. 

In retrospect I also notice that I have avoided quiet sitting. There might be some now. I could think of sitting as a reward for being productive. 

Changing viewpoints – Yoh!