No one knows what causes an outer landscape to become an inner one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The process of how external environments shape internal psychology remains mysterious.
- In plain terms
- We don't know how places change how we think inside.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the mystery of how environment affects mind.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does place affect you?
- What do you not understand?
Another view
Research suggests environmental impact is measurable.
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