Key points

The human experience is always richer than language can capture.

One of the fundamental characteristics of mind is the gap between internal experience and external expression.

Bridging the gap between our experiences and words lies at the core of our creativity, learning, and growing.

The difference between direct experience—the feeling itself—and the word we give it is immense.

The gap between phenomenology and thinking Source: Leio Maclaren/Unsplash

Language is an abstract representation - an attempt to capture something intangible through sounds or symbols. However, the real feeling—that inner, direct experience—is something that takes place on a level language can hardly approach. Our feelings are the result of a complex interplay of bioelectrical and neuroelectrical

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