Ask yourself this question - "Was the choice to read this article an intentional one or a reactive one?" Did you consciously choose this or was it a response - a reaction to seeing something pop up? If you want to know which it was, you can easily find out by paying attention to how you feel right now. If this was an intentional choice...
How openness leads to a better understanding
John Muir is often quoted with: m“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe”. For me that statement has always seemed like an abstraction, a ‘truth’ that enlightened folks might understand but one I might not ever fully get. Sure, there are networks and ecosystems where I can see the whole and the interdependence – but does it really apply to everything?