“I had been sensing something about the relationship between conceptual understanding and embodied knowing—how intellectualization can sometimes function as a defense mechanism against vulnerability.”
Having not found the words for this very sensation, I’ve been calling that something, intellectual hearsay. (indicating as well a penchant for self medication, due to inexplicable, and never expressed existential trauma.) Learned vs situational intelligence.
This is exactly how I use AI—and I’ve tried so many times to explain it to my husband! As a writer, it’s been a thrilling discovery to realize what’s most helpful: an editor with no agenda, no projections, infinite patience, and deep reflectiveness. I can go back and forth until I hit that felt sense of yes—that’s it.
Finding your article felt uncanny—it describes precisely what I’ve been uncovering in my own process. And I completely agree: people who aren’t connected to themselves will likely struggle to use AI this way. It takes a high level of embodiment and emotional intelligence to make it truly collaborative.
This.
“I had been sensing something about the relationship between conceptual understanding and embodied knowing—how intellectualization can sometimes function as a defense mechanism against vulnerability.”
Having not found the words for this very sensation, I’ve been calling that something, intellectual hearsay. (indicating as well a penchant for self medication, due to inexplicable, and never expressed existential trauma.) Learned vs situational intelligence.
Or something like that. 😬
Yep - this resonates deeply and aligns with how I have been working creatively too.
This is exactly how I use AI—and I’ve tried so many times to explain it to my husband! As a writer, it’s been a thrilling discovery to realize what’s most helpful: an editor with no agenda, no projections, infinite patience, and deep reflectiveness. I can go back and forth until I hit that felt sense of yes—that’s it.
Finding your article felt uncanny—it describes precisely what I’ve been uncovering in my own process. And I completely agree: people who aren’t connected to themselves will likely struggle to use AI this way. It takes a high level of embodiment and emotional intelligence to make it truly collaborative.