What is WBW?
Words Builds Worlds is an experimental method to revise learning by following a single 'truth', that is using words or concepts to filter experiencess to gain knowledge and wisdom.
Words create worlds.
- The Author
Don't write novels in your head. Read good literature and see how the writer constructs his novel.
- The Co-Author
Note
WBW is not a replacement for academic learning or apprenticeship. It's a mental model to enhance learning into another level.
Caution
WBW is dependent on the author's biased view of the world and how learning should be approached. Please use with caution. Mental models can be dangerous, deep pits if not tread on carefully.
Foundations
WBW relies on two foundations:
- Words create worlds: Language(signs, symbols, letters) influences thought and helps speakers perceive and categorize reality.
- Insights are everywhere: Learning is derivation of connections between concepts/words. That we can understand a concept through a connection to another.
This allows one to do top-down learning by using a selected word to filter reality.
You can say that WBW is an upgrade to the metaphor "put themselves in another's shoes" except using a word's shoes.
Goals
WBW is built to:
- Help create a structured way of passing/learning wisdom.
- Help create new perceptions of reality and enjoyment.
- Facilitate critical thinking for readers
Examples
Perception
- the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
- the state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses.
- a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression.
- intuitive understanding and insight.
Using the word perception. (TBD)
Tab 1Comfort
- a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
- the easing or alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress.
- ease the grief or distress of; console.
- improve the mood of or restore a sense of well-being to.
Using the word comfort. (TBD)
Caveats
- WBW is an experimental method to create mental models. Please use with caution.
- Academic learning and apprenticeship are great ways to learn concrete and actionable knowledge. WBW does not replace these kind of method, but plan to enhance it.
Learn More
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Deployment
TBD