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*A concept is a pattern, truth, or mechanism that has been given a name.*
Just like the primordial goop that collided together billions of years ago to spark life on earth, so do these **conceptual** collisions spark exciting and diverse ideas. 

## Daily reminders of powerful concepts
Why not string out these ideas into paragraphs? What a way to unearth hidden connections!

Starting some days, I'll consider how to apply three *strategic* mental models: [[OODA Loop]], [[Levels of Magnification]], and [[Refraction Thinking]]. 

For my work as an editor/AE in TV, I know to improve my craft means the steady application of getting [[Reps]], creating the conditions for [[Flow]], which involves environmental  [[Forcing Function|Forcing Functions]], and considering when I can multitask [[Shadow Clone]]. 

> [!Connect]- A single concept opens up new ways of looking at the world
> ![[McCall-pen-sketch-narrow.jpg]]

[[Natural Selection]] is one of the mega-concepts. It helps me decipher the signal from the noise through the mechanism of considering the [[Lindy Effect]], along with [[Hormesis]] and [[Antifragility]]—and also more broadly [[Cause and Effect]]. This reminds me of [[Concept Expansion]].

In times of stress it helps me to broaden my perspective and consider concepts like: [[Yin and Yang]], [[Synthesis]], [[Seasons]], and the [[Mountain Top Water Drop]]. Dealing with folks in the entertainment industry—and just throughout life really—there are plenty of instances to consider ways to handle ego and aggression. The most fascinating is [[No-Face]] from Spirited Away, which leads to [[The Id]]. [[Aikido]] is good to remember. 

For more avenues to re-expanding my narrowed perspective, try to revisit the [[Rubik's Cube]], or pull from [[Munger's Mental Models]].

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Want to more deeply understand the flexible power of MOCs? Check out [[MOCs encourage flexible non-destructive thinking]] where you will see the same concepts above, in different ways.

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# LYT Vision
Activate "LYT Vision" to resurface thoughts in context. When you twirl this open, it's like you are putting on night vision goggles: you see things hidden in the shadows.

> [!Venetian]+ Unrequited notes
> These notes point directly to this note. But this note doesn't point back (yet). This is the strongest contextual query.
> 
> ```dataview
> LIST
> 
> FROM [[Concepts Map]]
> and !outgoing([[Concepts Map]])
> and -#map
> 
> SORT file.mtime desc
> ```

> [!Venetian]- Unmentioned notes in common
> These notes share the tag `#concept` and are not mentioned above.
> 
> ```dataview
> LIST
> 
> FROM #concept
> and !outgoing([[Concepts Map]])
> 
> SORT file.name asc
> ```

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> [!HINT]+ These data views 🔬 only render in the free downloadable version.
> You won't be able to see the magic unless you [download the kit](https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/download-lyt-kit).

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