I don’t understand why these speakers come in and then for 7.5 minutes blab their own limited ideas to Iain expecting him to validate them or something.
There must be a tension for McG between accepting these gigs to reach new audiences and staying absolutely on message. I am deeply in agreement with you btw.
As a former schizophrenic, I had to change all of my beliefs and ways of thinking. I didn’t know what my problem was and it took years to change all my habits of thought and I had to make a living. Half way through my training and service in the Army I found out that I had been schizophrenic. By that time I had recovered but I was still afraid of a relapse. I learned not to speak gibberish or believe in any of the delusions and hallucinations and I became symptom free. I recently retired from a 30 year career with an airline working in a high security airport. I accomplished all of that entirely on my own without any medication or counseling or therapy. I didn’t even know what it was that I had. I was given the choice of trusting the doctor or going back to New Jersey to my parents. I had to trust my hallucinating delusional mind more than the advice of a trained physician. I understand that not everyone can or should do that but just think how much taxpayer money I saved. I didn’t want to be dependent on anyone. I have my freedom.
Artists that are open trait instead of clamped down by ideology, do this every day. It’s never agreeing in every part of a painting that makes them work. I have grown out of this nail down culture.
"When you're stressed, your left hemisphere recruits very tight networks of neurons that are largely self-referring. It blocks the possibility of that "something" (a creative act) that you feel is coming into being for you. Anything that takes that kind of pressure off people is what's required".
Sorry everyone. I found this disappointing. McGs deeply profound insights based on 40 years of thinking, research and testing of one of the most radical and possibly transformational hypothesis matched against Syed’s worthy but essentially inconsequential pop psychology.
As a musician it really hit home when Iain mentioned the bit about learning a piece of music . You practice to gain the muscle memory , and memorize the changes . So you can get to the point where you put all the analytics on auto pilot . When you reach that point you can play in the moment , and react in time with your band mates organically. As long as what your preforming is at least slightly complex it’s amazing what 4 or 5 people playing together can accomplish . The sum becomes much greater than the individuals parts . Where your reacting subconsciously to any variations of the other members so you can become one organized consciousness that reacts in real time harmoniously . It can seem almost psychic .
Sure, multidiscipline person or a team has a greater chance to come up with a better new solution to a problem. This is how innovative products (in a very general sense) are made in any area of human activity.
Mc Gilchrist didn’t comment in response. This board of expert idea may actually inhibit creativity, equally a bunch old football managers under no stress, over a beer may find new and creative ways to win.
@@peterweston1356👍 I paint. Ian is extremely insightful. If you are doing a portrait to disengage the left hemisphere and bring the right hemisphere into play one has to turn the painting upside down. It helps. All great/academic painters I admire (Ilya Repin being my favourite ) learnt from the masters of the past. You don't get a team of people who know nothing about art to learn about art....... Then there is also the knee bending antics to " educate " people Southgate alluded to. That's not education but indoctrination into a perverse ideology of shame. Have a great weekend Peter and God bless you and your family 🙏
I can't tell you how excited I am to stumble across this interview between two people I've read and followed for years. Let's hope Iain and Matthew arrange another time for a longer and much deeper discussion. Next on my wish list is to see Rory Sutherland , another free- thinking hero of mine, have a discussion with Iain McGilchrist.....Thank you.
