Metaphors are Water: The Hidden Power of Thinking in Metaphors

Written by roxanamurariu | Published 2021/07/23
Tech Story Tags: metaphors-and-analogies | creativity | creative-process | innovation-and-creativity | innovation | motivation | hackernoon-top-story

TLDR The Greek word of metapherein, the root word for metaphor, is composed of meta (over, across, higher, beyond) and pherein (to bear or carry) A metaphor carries meaning from one word, expression, or image to another, connecting the two concepts. Metaphors describe how something is something else: love is blind. An argument is a metaphor for an attack, defense and counterattack routine. In that case, the person we are talking to is no longer a participant in the conversation, but our opponent and rival.via the TL;DR App

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Written by roxanamurariu | Web developer writing essays about mindset, productivity, tech and others. Personal blog: https://roxanamurariu.com/
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/07/23