Imagination
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Neurodiversity
idea
I have no mind’s eye: let me try to describe it for you
With aphantasia, my mind’s eye sees only darkness, not images. It’s like missing a sense, and only imagination can compensate
by Neesa Sunar
![Painting of large trees with exposed roots in a forest, sunlight filtering through leaves, house visible in the background.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/da44577a-562b-474f-a967-3db5aeb551c2/buchen_-_frederiksdal_bei_kopenhagen_1828.jpeg?top=202&left=0&cropWidth=2000&cropHeight=1125&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Imagination
idea
Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me
Aphantasia veils the past and the future from the mind’s eye. That can be a gift to philosophers like Derek Parfit and me
by Mette Leonard Høeg
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Focus and attention
guide
How to wait well
Instead of fuming in subjugated irritation, turn wait times into chances to connect, muse and think big about the future
by Jason Farman
![Close-up of a colourful, abstract wool sculpture resembling a face with various textures and fibres extending outward.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/768f3283-cf3a-4006-98c2-6afef25d39ac/original.jpg?top=21&left=0&cropWidth=2000&cropHeight=1125&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Love
film
Making love strange to imagine it anew – a startling, award-winning animation
Directed by Anushka Naanayakkara
![Photo of a man playing a violin in a columned, mosaic-tiled hall with people walking in the background.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f636ca6f-46e6-4322-8906-de1ecbf12c79/panos_00180985.jpeg?top=219&left=0&cropWidth=4256&cropHeight=2394&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Music
idea
Music is a philosophy, rich in ideas that language cannot say
Musical thinking offers a means for composing our lives and a philosophical foundation that embraces both sound and silence
by Xenia Hanusiak
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Imagination
idea
See faces in the clouds? It might be a sign of your creativity
Long considered a sign of mental illness, ‘pareidolia’ or seeing patterns in randomness might be a useful measure of creativity
by René Müri & Nicole Göbel
![Abstract figure with tree-like head, green patterned torso and outlined suit, against a black background.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/7e50343f-c0a7-4d5e-a537-b96fea5506e2/original.jpg?top=21&left=0&cropWidth=2000&cropHeight=1125&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Creativity
film
An improvised animation doubles as an absurdly fun lesson in creativity
Directed by Sasha Svirsky
![Medieval manuscript illustration of a monk embracing a woman near a house surrounded by text and decorative elements.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/503fce6d-2591-4b3b-b822-3e61572ea221/sq-wif-of-bath-.jpeg?top=490&left=4&cropWidth=1488&cropHeight=837&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Stories and literature
idea
Get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf and Chaucer
When your reputation is at stake, get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf, Margery Kempe and Geoffrey Chaucer
by Irina Dumitrescu
![Impressionist painting of a family in a garden, with a child learning to walk, assisted by an adult, as another adult crouches down with outstretched arms.](https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/60d287d7-081f-43bd-8466-bcdefc98fc1f/rt-vincent_van_gogh_-_first_steps_after_millet.jpg?top=4&left=0&cropWidth=1936&cropHeight=1089&width=3840&quality=75&format=auto)
Values and beliefs
idea
A philosophical approach can help you identify what truly matters
We’re often taught to live according to our values, but this is easier said than done without pausing to reflect deeply
by Valerie Tiberius
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Imagination
film
The street music of Montreal inspires an animator’s psychedelic joyride
A film by Ryan Larkin