#world #linear #thinking Words make senences; sentences makes paragraphs; paragraphs make sections; sections make a chapter; chatpers make a book. When reading a book, one reads from the first word to the last. We follow the sequence the author has established for us. > People who are primarily verbal thinkers tend to comprehend things in order, which is why they often do well in school, where learning is mostly structured sequentially. > Verbal thinkers talk to themselves silently, also known as self-talk, to organize their world. Human's reliance on linear language for thinking may explain our tendency to think in linearity -- language limits our ability to [[Thinking in Systems -- A Primer]] -- [[Humans tend to think in linearities and causations]]