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English term or phrase:
a mental place of perspective
English answer:
a place that gives you an overall view
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suezen
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Maverick82 (X)
a mental place of perspective
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Hello!
"It's important not to react without thinking, but instead "to go to the balcony", a mental place of calm and perspective where you can step back and remember what your interests are"
I understand what a mental place of calm is, but not what a mental place of perspective is... Could you please explain the meaning? Thx!!
Luca
"It's important not to react without thinking, but instead "to go to the balcony", a mental place of calm and perspective where you can step back and remember what your interests are"
I understand what a mental place of calm is, but not what a mental place of perspective is... Could you please explain the meaning? Thx!!
Luca
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Feb 8, 2008 16:43: Derek Gill Franßen changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Mar 12, 2008 09:06: suezen Created KOG entry
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a place that gives you an overall view
in this case, a mental "balcony", in other words, a place from where you can look down on everything and understand the relative importance of each element ("putting things into perspective" reiterates this idea of seeing their relative importance)
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somewhat detached from the situation, allowing one to put things into perspective
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V_Nedkov
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Thank you, oriental.
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Derek Gill Franßen
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a place to think over things (calmly)
...is how I would explain it.
:)
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-02-08 16:18:18 GMT)
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I do not mean a physical place, but rather the act of thinking over something calmly and viewing it (with your mental eye) from different sides, so as to gain new insights into it.
:)
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-02-08 16:18:18 GMT)
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I do not mean a physical place, but rather the act of thinking over something calmly and viewing it (with your mental eye) from different sides, so as to gain new insights into it.
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PoveyTrans (X)
: nice explanation
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V_Nedkov
: I like this one too :)
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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orientalhorizon
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