Blessed Are The Flexible, For They Shall Not Be Broken

Use the link below to test your cognitive flexibility at the 8:00 mark of this episode: “Interactive Stroop Effect Experiment”https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.html One of the definitions of flexibility is spiritually pliant, indicating an attitude of openness and intellectual humility in order to learn or refine our vision. It also implies a readiness to meet the unexpected and without shock.Flexibility of mind serves us well under strain and mitigates the risks of rigidness, which we will review in the next Kind Mind Gathering. This mental elasticity allow us to stretch emotionally in order to take the perspective of others while maintaining our center. We can then resume our original shape if desired. Isolation from social disruptions and lack of nuanced conversation behind our screens with character limits may have further eroded the banks of our common life-stream resulting in wider divides and obstinate hyperbole.You can support this show at https://patreon.com/kindmind(Intro music “New Apartment” by Coldbrew and “Echoes of Memories” by The Lovely Moon)