The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.
Interpretation
Thinking differently is more valuable than just having knowledge.
David Bohm emphasizes that the way we perceive and think about the world holds greater significance than the accumulation of knowledge alone. He suggests that creative and original thinking is crucial for innovation and understanding, as it encourages new perspectives and solutions that can lead to more profound insights and progress in various fields.
In practice
In a motivational speech about innovation in the workplace.
Similarly, thought is a system. That system not only includes thought and feelings, but it includes the state of the body; it includes the whole of society - as thought is passing back and forth between people in a process by which thought evolved from ancient times.
What is the source of all this trouble? I'm saying that the source is basically in thought. Many people would think that such a statement is crazy, because thought is the one thing we have with which to solve our problems. That's part of our tradition.
We havent really paid much attention to thought as a process. we have engaged in thoughts, but we have only paid attention to the content, not to the process.
My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not only in formal logical, mathematical terms, but also intuitively, in images, feelings, poetic usage of language, etc.
Space is not empty. It is full, a plenum as opposed to a vacuum, and is the ground for the existence of everything, including ourselves. The universe is not separate from this cosmic sea of energy.
Yet it looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems with is the source of our problems. It's like going to the doctor and having him make you ill. In fact, in 20% of medical cases we do apparently have that going on. But in the case of thought, its far over 20%.
Most organizations don't fall apart as a result of one big blow. Most relationships don't end because of one grand argument. Most lives don't fall to pieces due to one sad event. No, I suggest to you that sustained failure happens as the consequence of small, daily acts of neglect that stack up over time to lead to a blow up - and break down.
To believe and to understand are not diverse things, but the same things in different periods of growth.
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
One must train oneself, by small and frequent efforts, to dominate one's feelings.
As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.
Everything you are comes from your choices.
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