Fundamental policy.
November 2006 - Oslo.
Input for the mind is important. In the physical world the food diet is the basis of what later will be the energy produced by the body. Without a proper food diet the body will not function optimally. The same processes applies for the human mind. Bad inputs will deteriorate the mind.
With food there are good and bad food. Mostly fast food is considered bad for your body, but tasting good. For the mental diet there are quick and painless input, the TV has been mentioned in previous articles. Soap operas, talk shows, sport broadcasts and news are good examples of junk food for the mind. These are painless input that requires no effort in acquiring, but have the concealed effect of numbing the mind.
The mental diet is more important than the physical diet. It is possible to be a healthy person living on a bad food diet as long as the mental diet is good. It is possible to have a healthy mind inside an unhealthy body. But a healthy body does not automatically mean a healthy mind.
The input will be the source of any output of the mind. How can it be expected to come something ingenious out of a mind that has been fostered on worthless input? That would be the same as expecting to turn lead into gold. Output = mind + input.
It is more easy to identify sources of bad sources of input for the mind than to point out good sources. Good input sources is definitely things that require effort in seeking and aquiring. It takes time to find sources of information that is worth while. Bad mental food is usually served on a silver plate.
Sources of good mental food could be some books. Books that are not populistic, maybe that has been around for more than ten years and still are highly regarded by the experts. These books should not have any advertising in the book store and the store should not have it on shelf, but have to be orderered from the publisher.
Other people could definitely be a good source. Not all people would be good role model to try to live up to. The different people types have been discussed in another article. The popular drinker is likely not to be able to provide any good input. An expert in an interesting field with a lot of personal experience is likely to be able to provide good input. A highly regarded expert and his time should be highly valued.
So in essence any input that has a form of education for the mind that allows it to expand and prosper is good. Education definitely does not have to be in the form of school. This input must be actively sought since most input that comes effortlessly is mind contracting.
Author: Jarle Brandt. Copyright. Research style and method.
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